1,728 Quotes by Leigh Bardugo

No, no,” Nina said. “Don’t try to move, just rest.” “Are you okay?” Nina started to laugh through her tears. “I’m fine. You’re the one who got stabbed. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s just so much easier to kill people than take care of them.” Inej blinked, and then they both started laughing. “Owwww,” groaned Inej. “Don’t make me laugh. That feels awful.” Nina.

The heat of the incinerator wrapped around Inej like a living thing, a desert dragon in his den, hiding from the ice, waiting for her. She knew her body’s limits, and she knew she had no more to give. She’d made a bad wager. It was as simple as that. The autumn leaf might cling to its branch, but it was already dead. The only question was when it would fall.

You couldn’t train a falcon, then expect it not to hunt.

In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach.

Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man.

Maybe I liked your stupid face.

His knuckles brushed against her skin and lightning cracked through him, left him paralyzed, rooted to the earth. His heart should not be making that sound.

I didn’t think he was in love with me and I had no idea what I felt for him, but he wanted me, and maybe that was enough.

She had her aim now, her heart had direction, and though it hurt to know the path led away from him, she could endure it.