Cardan Quote by Holly Black

“I watch him fight back a smile and lose. What comes through isn’t smug, or even crooked. It’s proud. And I can’t help it.…

— Victoria Schwab

“He possessed an uncanny ability to provoke me, stir my sensitivities, and ignite a blazing rage within me.”

— Neda Aria

“In that moment, I wanted to punch myself in the face.”

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

“I’m going to let you keep that smug look on your face. You earned it.”

— Samantha Young

“He composed himself inwardly. Sparing the world his awkwardness, hiding vulnerability. Preserving his pride.”

— Julie Anne Long

“I whirl around, stare into his grimy,grief-stricken face. His face is beautiful and so good. How could I have believed he'd betray us?”

— Carrie Jones

“Why waste my anger on you when the fault is mine? I should have anticipated another betrayal from you, one more mad grasp at…

— Leigh Bardugo

“I will never give him the satisfaction of knowing how much he has wounded and enraged me. In my silence lies my strength.”

— Alison Weir

“When he told me that he would fight forever, I knew that he would have to be defeated.”

— Philippa Gregory

“...it never occurred to him that now he was looking at his master, at the one person in all the world who held his…

— Elizabeth Wein

“And to be like me, he had to be sour, bitter, hating everyone, and suspicious of their hidden motives.”

— V.C. Andrews

“I took his face in my hands, realized who he was, what he was, and finally—after a lifetime—let him go.”

— Mary Calmes