“ 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 said you were allowed to lose it,' some part of her reminded herself. 'Not yet, not yet. Holly Black
“ I'm going to take off your gag. And if you try to bite me or grab me or anything, I'll hit you with this thing as hard as I can as many times as I can. Understood? Holly Black
“ She took a deep breath, Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing? His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd struck him, Yes, he said finally. Holly Black
“ Go ahead. Insult me. His eyebrows go up. I don't take commands from mortals, he says with his customary cruel smile. Holly Black
“ Tana would sit near the door to the basement with fingers in her ears, tears and snot running down her face as she cried and cried and cried. And little Pearl would toddle up, crying, too. They cried… Holly Black
“ Cardan grins at me as though we've been great friends all our lives. I forgot how charming he can be--and how dangerous that is. Holly Black
“ That was seven years ago. The doctors told her father the memory would fade, like the big messy scar on her arm, but neither ever did. Holly Black
