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“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”
― Ruin and Rising
― Ruin and Rising
“Death is the engine that keeps us running, giving us the motivation to achieve, learn, love, and create.”
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“No more Corporalki snobbery. No more Etherealki cliques. And no more herring.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm
“I poisoned my skin," Genya said harshly, "my lips. So that every time he touched me-" She shuddered slightly and glanced at David. "Every time he kissed me, he took sickness into his body." She clenched her fists. "He brought this on himself."
"But the poison would have affected you too," Nikolai said.
"I had to purge it from my skin, then heal the burns the lye would leave. Every single time." Her fists clenched. "It was well worth it."
Nikolai rubbed a hand over his mouth. "Did he force you?"
Genya nodded once. A muscle in Nikolai's jaw ticked.”
― Ruin and Rising
"But the poison would have affected you too," Nikolai said.
"I had to purge it from my skin, then heal the burns the lye would leave. Every single time." Her fists clenched. "It was well worth it."
Nikolai rubbed a hand over his mouth. "Did he force you?"
Genya nodded once. A muscle in Nikolai's jaw ticked.”
― Ruin and Rising
“Is this your idea of mercy?" Another bullet hit the sand, only inches from us. Yes, I thought as the power rose up inside me, the mercy you taught me.”
― Shadow and Bone
― Shadow and Bone
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