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“You kneel before my throne unaware it was made of lies.”
― Anonymous

“His feelings for Adam were an oil spill; he'd let them overflow and now there wasn't a damn place in the ocean that wouldn't catch fire if he dropped a match.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

“He looked like his brother, in a harder way, like Declan Lynch had been inserted into a pencil sharpener and Ronan Lynch had been taken out after Declan's teeth were even; Ronan's were bared. Declan's eyes were narrow; Ronan's were arrow slits. Declan's hair was curled; Ronan's was obliterated. Declan looked like the kind of person you forgot you'd ever seen. Ronan looked like the kind of person that made you cross to the other side of the street.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk

“Il y a deux réponses à cette question, comme à toutes les questions : celle du poète et celle du savant. Laquelle veux-tu en premier ?”
― Pierre Bottero, Ellana

“I don't know, maybe I liked your stupid face!”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Tell them the truth, Nina.
Nina rubbed her arms. You’re like a dog with a bone, Matthias.
A wolf. Did I ever tell you about the way Trassel would destroy my boots if I didn’t tie them up in a branch out of his reach?
He had. Matthias had told her all kinds of stories to keep her distracted when she’d been recovering from the influence of parem. He’d kept her alive. Why hadn’t she been able to do the same for him?”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“Ronan was everything all at once. He was irascible and adoring, eager and reticent, joyful and furious. Niall had said once there was a saying about Irish weather: if you don’t like it, wait a minute.

That was Ronan.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, A Very Declan Christmas

“- Tu n'as pas d'autre idée ?
- Non, mais comme a dit le gendre de ma grand-mère en pinçant le nez du requin blanc qui était en train de le bouffer, il vaut mieux une idée bizarre que pas d'idée du tout !”
― Pierre Bottero, D'un monde à l'autre

“Hulm est une jungle impénétrable, peuplée de monstres sauvages et d'êtres mystérieux. Un endroit idéal pour un pique-nique.”
― Pierre Bottero, Les Frontières de glace

“Les mots veuf et veuve n'existent pas en langue faëlle. Pourquoi nommer un être qui ne survit pas plus d'une semaine ?”
― Pierre Bottero, L'Œil d'Otolep

“Tout en pensant, il marche à grands pas. Tout en marchant, il réfléchit à grands traits. Il atteint Ombre blanche au moment où le soleil bascule derrière l'horizon, teintant les Causses d'une somptueuse lumière orangée. Un frémissement dans ses bras lui fait baisser la tête. La fille a bougé.
Elle ouvre les yeux.
Échange fugace.
Échange parfait.
Maximilien se noie dans le violet de son regard et en ressort grandi.
Le dernier des Caussenards a trouvé son destin.”
― Pierre Bottero, La Forêt des captifs

“I won’t be in the history books; that’s for you. But I loved you first. As long as they get that right, I don’t care what they say.”
― dropdeaddream, Not Easily Conquered

“I'm with you until the end of the line.”
― Marvel Comics

“Greed is your god, Kaz."
He almost laughed at that. "No, Inej. Greed bows to me. It is my servant and my lever.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“My mother is Ketterdam. She birthed me in the harbor. And my father is profit. I honor him daily.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“You’re not weak because you can’t read. You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are. […] It’s shame that lines my pockets, shame that keeps the Barrel teeming with fools ready to put on a mask just so they can have what they want with none the wiser about it. We can endure all kinds of pain. It’s shame that eats men whole.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“He withdrew completely, leaving just the memory of his heartbeat against Neil's mouth, and spun away.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Raven King

“I hate you,” Andrew said casually. He took a last long drag from his cigarette and flicked it off the roof. “You were supposed to be a side effect of the drugs.”
“I’m not a hallucination,” Neil said, nonplussed.
“You are a pipe dream,” Andrew said.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Andrew was watching him, still perched on the edge like he had a death wish. Neil wasn't sure why he did it, but he plucked Andrew's cigarette off the sidewalk and stuck it between his lips. He tipped his head to meet Andrew's unwavering gaze and tapped two fingers to his temple in Andrew's mocking salute.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“I remember thinking that I needed to discuss this with John.”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking