1,728 Quotes by Leigh Bardugo

Now she looked at Matthias, his hair coming in thick and gold, long enough that it was just starting to curl over his ears. She loved the sight of him, and she hated it too. Because he wouldn’t give her what she wanted. Because he knew how badly she needed it.

Is that stupid?" he asked. It was the first time she'd seen him look anything less than sure of himself. "To want a chance at greatness?

Sometimes, the only way to get justice is to take it for yourself.

Kaz had tapped his crow’s head cane on the flagstones of the tomb floor. “Do you know what Van Eck’s problem is?” “No honor?” said Matthias. “Rotten parenting skills?” said Nina. “Receding hairline?” offered Jesper. “No,” said Kaz. “Too much to lose. And he gave us a map to what to steal first.”Bardugo, Leigh. Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows) (p. 106). Henry Holt and Co. (BYR). Kindle Edition.

Where do you think the money went?” he repeated.“Guns?” asked Jesper.“Ships?” queried Inej.“Bombs?” suggested Wylan.“Political bribes?” offered Nina. They all looked at Matthias. “This is where you tell us how awful we are,” she whispered.He shrugged. “They all seem like practical choices.

There’s just one problem, Van Eck. You’ll need Kuwei Yul-Bo to do it.”“And how will you take him from me? You are outgunned and surrounded.”“I don’t need to take him from you. You never had him. That’s not Kuwei Yul-Bo.”“A sorry bluff at best.”“I’m not big on bluffing, am I, Inej?”“Not as a rule.”Van Eck’s lip curled. “And why is that?”“Because he’d rather cheat,” said the boy who was not Kuwei Yul-Bo in perfect, unaccented Kerch.

Maybe that's why I wrote this letter,Alina. Maybe it's a promise-that I'll survive tomorrow and the day after that, and somehow, no matter what it takes, I'll see you safe again...M.

She could hear Darlington's voice in her head: When was the first time you saw them? Low and halting, as if he wasn't sure whether the question was taboo. But the real question, the right question, was: When was the first time you knew to be afraid? Alex was glad he'd never had the sense to ask.

As long as I live, the demon will remain inside you,” said the Darkling as Nikolai used a knife to saw through the ropes at his wrists.“We’ve made our peace.”“Some treaties do not last.”“You do love a dire prophecy, don’t you?”“Zoya will live a very long life,” the Darkling said. “Despite the demon, you may not do the same.”“Then I will love her from my grave.