1,728 Quotes by Leigh Bardugo

I believe in all kinds of things. Ghosts. Gnomes. True love.

Collar,” Nikolai said. ”Fetters. I won't have to spend much on jewelry.””I have expensive taste in tiaras.””But only one head.””Thus far.

If there weren't an all-powerful dictator and his monstrous horde to get to, I'd be opening a bottle of champagne.

I can't decide if you're a fearmonger or a coward""And I can't deicide if you're an idiot or an idiot.

Because I am greedy for the sight of you. Because the prospect of facing this war, this loss, without you fills me with fear. Because I find I don’t want to fight for a future if I can’t find a way to make a future with you.

Don’t go,” he said, still half asleep.“I have to bathe. I smell like a forest fire.”“You smell like wildflowers. You always do. What can I say to make you stay?” His words trailed off into a drowsy mumble as he fell back asleep.Tell me it’s more than war and worry that makes you speak those words. Tell me what they would mean if you weren’t a king and I weren’t a soldier.

I'm not the queen Ravka needs."And if you're the queen I want?

Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to know you’re human, but never when you feel it.Don’t wish for bricks when you can build from stone. Use whatever or whoever is in front of you.

As your general, I should tell you that would be a terrible decision."[...] "As your king, I should tell you that no one could dissuade me. No prince and no power could make me stop wanting you. [...] I would give you a crown if I could, I would show you the world from the prow of a ship. I would choose you Zoya. As my general, as my friend, as my bride.