89 Quotes About Shadow-and-bone

I was impressed, but also unnerved. Being around Nikolai was always like this, watching him shift and change, revealing secrets as he went. •chapter 6, page 139

But we're they happy? Would they stay that way? Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. •chapter 10, page 234

Maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. •chapter 10, page 234

My hut. My fire. That sounds a pleasant thing she said. But I find the dark is the same wherever I am. •chapter 11, page 246

Nikolai swooped back down, barreling into another of the Darkling's nichevo'ya. I could almost imagine his laugh. 'Well, if I'm going to be a monster, I might as well be king of the monsters.' •chapter 17, page 372

Fine," he said with a weary shurg. "Make me your villain." •chapter 21, page 325

I want to kiss you," Nikolai said. "But I won't. Not until you're thinking of me instead of trying to forget him." •chapter 19, page 354

So you do make mistakes," I said without thinking.He paused in the act of pulling on his gloves, and I pressed my lips together nervously. "I didn't mean—""Of course I make mistakes," he said. His mouth curved into a half smile. "Just not often." •chapter 4, page 72

The Darkling will hunt you for the rest of your days.""Then you and I will have something in common, won't we? Besides, I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important." •chapter 5, page 81