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“Does this bother you, merchling?”
“I don’t enjoy feeling like a thief.”
“After everything he’s done?”
“Yes.”
“So much for righteous. You do realize we’re stealing your money?”
“Jesper said the same thing, but I’m sure my father wrote me out of his will as soon as Alys became pregnant.”
“That doesn’t mean you’re any less entitled to it.”
“I don’t want it. I just don’t want him to have it.”
“What a luxury to turn your back on luxury.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Mercy." He said the word as if he were tasting something unfamiliar. "I could be merciful.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“After a long moment, he said, "Aleksander."
A little laugh escaped me. He arched a brow, a smile tugging at his lips. "What?"
"It's just so... common." Such an ordinary name, held by kings and peasants alike.
His smile deepened and he cocked his head to the side. It almost hurt to see him this way. "Will you say it?" he asked.
"Aleksander," I whispered.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Kaz can pick the locks,” said Wylan.

“No,” said Kaz, “I can’t.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard those words leave your lips,” said Nina. “Say it again, nice and slow.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom