14 Quotes by Holly Black about Faerie

  • Author Holly Black
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    Faeries…?” I ask.“Yes, yes.” He sounds impatient. “The Folk of the Air. Insubstantial, unable to hold one shape. Like the seeds of flowers launched into the sky.

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  • Author Holly Black
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    I rub a hand over my face. By the fire, a spindly, insectile, faerie stirs a big pot. "You want soup, mortal? "I shake my head. "You want to be soup? " it asks hopefully.

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  • Author Holly Black
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    In those stories, one is often asked to do something unimaginably terrible to the creature. Cut off it's head, say. A test. Not a test of love. A test of trust. Trust lifts the spell.

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