Mal Oretsev Quotes

“Tell him you see me when he takes you in his arms”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I grabbed the lapels of his coat, tears filling my eyes. "Don't tell me this is all happening for a reason...Or that it's going to be okay. Don't tell me you're ready to die."...
He met my gave, his blue eyes steady, "It's not going to be okay." He brushed hair back from my cheeks and cupped my face in his rough hands. "None of this is happening for a reason." He skimmed his lips over mine. "And Saints help me, Alina, I want to live forever."
He kissed me again, and this time, he didn't stop”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Then he cupped my cheek, his thumb tracing my lip."You are all I've ever wanted," he said. "You are the whole of my heart.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I'd like to think of myself as delightfully complex.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Just you and me." Mal said.
"Really?"
"It's always just you and me, Alina.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“Did you miss me, Alina? Did you miss me when you were gone?”
“Every day,” I said honestly.
“ I missed you every hour. And you know what the worst part was? It caught me completely by surprise. I’d catch myself walking around to find you, not for any reason, just out of habit, because I’d seen something that I wanted to tell you about or because I wanted to hear your voice. And then I’d realize that you weren’t there anymore, and every time, every single time, it was like having the wind knocked out of me. I’ve risked my life for you. I’ve walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I’d do it again and again and again just to be with you, just to starve with you and freeze with you and hear you complain about hard cheese every day. So don’t tell me we don’t belong together,” he said fiercely. He was very close now, and my heart was suddenly hammering in my chest. “I’m sorry it took me so long to see you, Alina. But I see you now.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“Zoya, the grouse we caught need cleaning."

She stared at him and didn’t budge. He rolled his eyes.

"All right, they need cleaning by someone else. Please go find somebody to order around."

"My pleasure.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Careful,” said Harshaw. “You’re talking to the Darkling’s … wait, what are you? His cousin? His nephew?”

Mal shuddered. “I have no idea.”

“Are you going to start wearing black now?”

Mal gave a very firm “No.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I'm not a monster, Alina. Despite what you have heard.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“My cheeks were burning. “Why didn’t you say something?”
“What could I say? And when? I barely see you anymore.”
“I thought you wanted to go.”
“I wanted you to ask me to stay.”
My throat felt tight.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“We would take our chances, and if we failed, there would be no more options. I would murder the only person I’d ever loved and who had ever loved me. I’d dive back into battle wearing his bones.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I have to spend the rest of my life finding ways to deserve a certain white-haired girl. She’s very prickly, occasionally puts goose droppings in my shoes or tries to kill me.”
“Sounds fatiguing,” I managed as his lips met mine.
“She’s worth it. And one day maybe she’ll let me chase her into a chapel.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I was happy,” I admitted. “In that moment, I was happy. I'm not like you, Mal. I never really fit in the way that you did. I never belonged anywhere."
"You belonged with me," he said quietly.
"No, Mal. Not really. Not for a long time.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“I wasn’t sure where the words came from: “You didn’t fail me, Mal.”
He wiped his damp hand on his thigh. “We both know better.”
“We’re going to be traveling together for who knows how long. Eventually, you’re going to have to talk to me.”
“I’m talking to you right now.”
“See? Is this so terrible?”
“It wouldn’t be,” he said, gazing at me steadily, “if all I wanted to do was talk.”
My cheeks heated. You don’t want this, I told myself. But I felt my edges curl like a piece of paper held too close to fire. “Mal—”
“I need to keep you safe, Alina, to stay focused on what matters. I can’t do that if…” He let out a long breath. “You were meant for more than me, and I’ll die fighting to give it to you. But please don’t ask me to pretend it’s easy.”
He plunged ahead into the next cave.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“If I'd had my powers back even for a second, I would have burned the world to a cinder.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I have loved you all my life, Mal," I whispered through my tears. "There is no end to our story.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“He raised his hand as if to plead the case, then dropped them helplessly. "I feel you slipping away from me, and I don't know how to stop it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Going to miss this,” he said as he kissed my cheeks, my jaw, my eyelids. “The way you taste.” He set his lips to the hollow beneath my ear. “The way you smell.” His hands slid up my back. “The way you feel.” My breath hitched as his hips settled against mine.
Then he drew back, searching my eyes. “I wanted more for you,” he said. “A white veil in your hair. Vows we could keep.”
“A proper wedding night? Just tell me this isn’t goodbye. That’s the only vow I need.”
“I love you, Alina.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“We all die," he said as he jogged off to retrieve his kill. "Not everyone dies for a reason.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Mal, you’ll have to be careful. The story of the amplifiers could leak out. People might still think you have power.”
He shook his head. “Malyen Oretsev died with you,” he said, his words echoing my thoughts closely enough to raise the hair on my arms. “That life is over. Maybe I’ll be smarter in the next one.”
I snorted. “We’ll see. We’re going to have to choose new names, you know.”
“Misha is already making a list of suggestions.”
“Oh, Saints.”
“You have nothing to complain about. Apparently I am to be Dmitri Dumkin.”
“Suits you.”
“I should warn you that I’m keeping a tab of all of your insults so that I can reward you when I’m healed.”
“Easy with the threats, Dumkin. Maybe I’ll tell the Apparat all about your miraculous recovery, and he’ll turn you into a Saint too.”
“He can try,” said Mal. “I don’t intend to waste my days in holy pursuits.”
“No?”
“No,” he said as he drew me closer. “I have to spend the rest of my life finding ways to deserve a certain white-haired girl. She’s very prickly, occasionally puts goose droppings in my shoes or tries to kill me.”
“Sounds fatiguing,” I managed as his lips met mine.
“She’s worth it. And one day maybe she’ll let me chase her into a chapel.”
I shuddered. “I don’t like chapels.”
“I did tell Ana Kuya I would marry you.”
I laughed. “You remember that?”
“Alina,” he said and kissed the scar on my palm, “I remember everything.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I've covered almost two hundred miles on horseback. I haven't had a good night's sleep in a week, and I've nearly been killed twice. So before I do anything else, you're going to have to tell me who you are and why it's so very important that you get my clothes off.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“You know, for two people with a love eternal, you're awfully insecure," Nikolai said.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Ravka non avrebbe mai accettato una regina Grisha.
Con Alina era stato diverso; lei era una Santa molto amata dal popolo, era il simbolo della speranza per il futuro. Ma per i cittadini comuni di Ravka Zoya sarebbe sempre stata la strega dai capelli corvini che governava le tempeste.
Pericolosa. Inaffidabile. Non avrebbero mai consegnato il loro prezioso figlio dorato a una ragazza nata dal fulmine, dal tuono e dal volgo.”
― Leigh Bardugo (Author)