1,728 Quotes by Leigh Bardugo

Will you say it?"Aleksander"His grin faded and his grey eyes seemed to flicker."Again.""Aleksander

I don't want your prayers, he said.What do you want, then?The old answers came easily to mind. Money. Vengeance. Jordie's voice in my head silenced forever. But a different reply roared to life inside him, loud, insistent, and unwelcome. You, Inej. You.

You were meant to be my balance Aline.You are the only person in the world who might rule with me, who might keep my powers in check

He was a collection of hard lines and tailored edges.

The Darkling smiled, but this time the turn of his lips was cold. He shoved off the table and stalked toward me.“I will enter the Fold, Alina, and I will show West Ravka what I can do, even without the Sun Summoner. And when I have crushed Lantsov’s only ally, I will hunt you like an animal. You will find no sanctuary. You will have no peace.” He loomed over me, his gray eyes glinting. “Fly back home to your otkazat’sya,” he snarled. “Hold him tight. The rules of this game are about to change.

He knew exactly what he intended to leave behind when he was gone.Damage.

Tell him you see me when he takes you in his arms

Thoughts of moonlight and silken hair evaporated in a black bolt of fury. Kaz saw Inej tug on the sleeve of her left forearm, where the Menagerie tattoo had once been. He had the barest inkling of what she'd endured there, but he knew what it was to feel helpless, and Van Eck had managed to make her feel that way again. Kaz was going to have to find a new language of suffering to teach that smug merch son of a bitch.

When everyone knows you're a monster, you needn't waste time doing every monstrous thing.