1,728 Quotes by Leigh Bardugo

Wylan summoned every bit of bravado he'd learned from Nina, the will he'd learned from Matthias, the focus he'd studied in Kaz, the courage he'd learned from Inej, and the wild, reckless hope he'd learned from Jesper, the belief that no matter the odds, somehow they would win. 'I won't talk,' he said.(...)In the end, he was not Nina or Matthias or Kaz or Inej or Jesper. He was just Wylan Van Eck. He told them everything.

You’re the fool,” Jesper snarled. “He’s smarter than most of us put together, and he deserves a better father than you.

Wylan ran his tongue over his lips and spat in his father's face.

Isn’t that how things are done around here?” asked Wylan. “We all tell Kaz we’re fine and then do something stupid?”“Are we that predictable?” said Inej.Wylan and Matthias said in unison, “Yes.

Only girls? No, not only girls.

My father used to take me everywhere with him.”“Until?”“Until what?”“Until. My father took me everywhere until I contracted terrible seasickness, until I vomited at a royal wedding, until I tried to hump the ambassador’s leg.”“The leg was asking for it.

When the bullets start flying, you may find I’m nice to have around. Those pretty pictures aren’t going to keep you alive.”“We need these plans. And in case you’ve forgotten, one of my flash bombs helped get us out of the Ketterdam harbor.”Jesper blew out a breath. “Brilliant strategy.”“It worked, didn’t it?”“You blinded our guys right along with the Black Tips.”“It was a calculated risk.”“It was cross-your-fingers-and-hope-for-the-best. Believe me, I know the difference.

As he lay there, he sought some explanation for what had happened. Surely, Miggson and Prior were to blame; his father hadn’t known. [...] As soon as he drew out the thick envelope, he knew his father was guilty. [...] His father hadn’t even bothered with a convincing ruse. He’d known Wylan wouldn’t try to read the papers. And that his gullible son would never think to suspect his father of lying. Pathetic.

Well, we’ve managed to get ourselves locked into the most secure prison in the world. We’re either geniuses or the dumbest sons of bitches to ever breathe air.