Leigh Bardugo

“Aleksander." His eyes fluttered shut. "Don't let me be alone," he murmured. And then he was gone.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“I don't care if you danced naked on the roof of the Little Palace with him. I love you, Alina, even the…

— Leigh Bardugo

“Inej frowned. “I thought you and Nina chose four outbreak sites on the Staves.” Kaz straightened his cuffs. “I also had her…

— Leigh Bardugo

“I rolled my eyes. "For defending my honor, you dullard." He yanked me beneath a shadowed awning. I had a moment's panic…

— Leigh Bardugo

“I've been waiting for you a long time, Alina" He said. "You and I are going to change the world.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“They're all crazy, Oncat. Invisible armies, monster princes. Let's go set fire to something.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Saints!" I swore. "I forgot how often I want to stab you.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Inej knew the moment Kaz entered the Slat. His presence reverberated through the cramped rooms and crooked hallways as every thug, thief,…

— Leigh Bardugo

“I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I'd do it again and again…

— Leigh Bardugo

“You never know," said Nikolai. "I've been busy. I might have some surprises in store for the Darkling yet." "Please tell me…

— Leigh Bardugo

“Sure we do," said Theo, swatting at a branch. "We get to the spring, Alia gets cured. We argue over the best…

— Leigh Bardugo

“But I pushed down my confused tears and did as she asked, still hoping that whatever I’d broken might be repaired.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“There, she wrote fantastical tales that charmed children, and under another name, she penned rather more lurid works that kept her in…

— Leigh Bardugo

“Short on friends, your highness?" "And long on enemies," replied Nikolai.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Jesper knocked his head against the hull and cast his eyes heavenward. “Fine. But if Pekka Rollins kills us all, I’m going…

— Leigh Bardugo

“When they were only a few yards from the stone hull, Inej halted and watched the mists wreathing the branches. “He was…

— Leigh Bardugo

“I hate hiding how much the stupid things he did hurt me, but I hated the idea of him finding out even…

— Leigh Bardugo

“I am ruination.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Ivan gabbled something in Shu that I didn't understand. The giant just laughed. "You speak Shu like a tourist," he said.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Jer molle pe poner. Enel mordió je nej afval trohem verretn." I have been made to protect you. Only in death will…

— Leigh Bardugo

“On my word as a liar and cutthroat.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Design is all about conveying information.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Did you miss me, Alina? Did you miss me when you were gone?" "Every day," I said hoarsely. "I missed you every…

— Leigh Bardugo

“The stag had been showing me my strength-not just the price of mercy but the power it bestowed. And mercy was something…

— Leigh Bardugo

It was important to me that my heroes not be all good and my villains not be all bad.

— Leigh Bardugo