“ There you are, Cardan says as I take my place beside him. How has the night been going for you? Mine has been full of dull conversation about how my head is going to find itself on a spike. Holly Black
“ You think I don’t deserve him, I say to Cardan.He smiles slowly, like the moon slipping beneath the waves of the lake. Oh no, I think you’re perfect for each other. Holly Black
“ I forbid you from speaking aloud about your service to me. I forbid you from putting it into writing or into song. You will never tell anyone of the Roach. You will never tell anyone of any of my spie… Holly Black
“ But kissing Locke never felt the way that kissing Cardan does, like taking a dare to run over knives, like an adrenaline strike of lightning, like the moment when you've swum too far out in the sea an… Holly Black
“ Cardan looks at me as though he's never seen me before. He looks at me as though no one has ever spoken to him like this. Maybe no one has. Holly Black
“ Have I told you how hideous you look tonight? Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.No I say, glad to… Holly Black
“ Nice things don’t happen in storybooks. Or when they do happen, something bad happens next. Because otherwise the story would be boring, and no one would read it. Holly Black
“ Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop. Holly Black
“ Get down here before you’re recognized. Playing hide-and-seek under the table? Crouching in the dirt? Typical of your kind, but far beneath my dignity. He laughs unsteadily, like he expects I am going… Holly Black
“ He rises from the throne. Come, have a seat. His voice is replete with danger, lush with menace. The flowering branches have sprouted thorns so thickly that petals are barely visible.This is what you… Holly Black
“ Everything just feels so empty without her. She was more a parent to me than my birth parents were. She took me in, fed, dressed me, but most importantly, she treated me with respect. She taught me th… Alyson Noel
“ The idea was a splinter in my mind. Always there, always stinging,even when I wasn't conscious of it. Even when I wasn't thinking about it. Michelle Hodkin
