The Darlking Quotes

“With the last bit of his strength, he tore his arm free and lashed out blindly, furiously, with all his terror and rage, with all the hope that had been born and died this day. Let me make a mark on this world before I leave it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood

“To him, she was always Mama, Madraya.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood

“These were the trees he liked best, the kind that never lost their green, that always smelled of sap. In woods like these, it felt like summer was still alive, as if a sun were buried in every rough trunk like a warm, dormant heart.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood

“The would approach him. They always did. But he felt more anxious than usual. He'd stopped trying to make friends in the places he and his mother visited—there was no point when they moved on so quickly. Now he wasn't quite sure how to go about it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood