Holly Black Quotes

They are twilight creatures, beings of dawn and dusk, of standing between one thing and another, of not quite and almost, of borderlands and shadows.

There’s nothing like a gunshot to make you the life of the party.

Cardan’s eyebrows rise, but he has all the appearance of blissful unconcern. My lady, you flatter me. I had no idea you were interested.Her gaze is unflinching as she passes her gift to one of Cardan’...

I do not understand why he likes me, but it is exciting to be liked.

Your family is badass, Sam says. They set a high bar of badassery.

What an author doesn't know could fill a book.

I try not to be too conscious of his long fingers tracing over the paper, of the sick thrill I get when he looks at me.

The big question of vampires, the question that hunts governments and individuals alike, the question that bug me every night when I see their red eyes watching citizens of Coldtown the ways hungry ca...

All friendships are negotiations of power.

You in trouble? Sam asks. The way he says it, I wonder if he’s thinking about how to get out of here if I am.

It was so strange to be touched so gently by a creature like him- a creature who looked just like the kind of boy who you might let touch your thigh for a totally different reason.

It really is a magical word: no. You say whatever bullshit you want and I just say no.

It's not that I want you to be a certain way--don't you want a boyfriend?Why bother with that? Let's find incubi.Incubi? Demons. Plural. Like octopi. And we're much more likely to find them--her voice...

I stand in front of my window and imagine myself a fearless knight, imagine myself a witch who hid her heart in her finger and then chopped her finger off.

Moments before she planted a massive kiss right on his mouth. Call’s eyes went wide. Hers were closed as she leaned into him. They stood like that for a moment. Call was aware that people were staring...

It demeans you to cover rotten meat with honey. I know what I am. What would you want with a monster?Everything.

No amount of takeout Chinese food or politeness ought to make me forget exactly who and what I am dealing with.

Changing is what people do when they have no options left.

You're not the way everyone says you are, Kaye said, looking at him so fiercely that he couldn't meet her gaze. I know you're not.You know nothing of me, he said. He wanted to punish her for the trust...

I want you and I hate wanting things and I especially hate admitting I want them.