1,728 Quotes by Leigh Bardugo

Wylan needed to learn to take care of himself, but it would be nice if he could do it without getting on friendly terms with death

He could take his mother from this place. They could go somewhere warm. He could put her in front of a piano, get her to play, take her somewhere full of bright colors and beautiful sounds. They could go to Novyi Zem. They could go anywhere.

You don't ask for forgiveness. You earn it.

You don't ask for forgiveness, Kaz. You earn it.

Sometimes our heroes don't make it to the end.

Yuyeh sesh: 'despise your heart'. But that's the direct translation. The real meaning is more like 'do what needs to be done-be cruel if you have to.'""What's the other part?""Ni weh sesh? 'I have no heart'.

Battles are often lost because people don't know which war they're fighting

How much harder is it to walk with your feet bound? Or to talk with a hand over your mouth?' she lectured. 'Why do you waste all of your strength fighting your true nature?

We're in a bad situation, and bad situations happen to be my area of expertise.