Nadia

“As long as I live, the demon will remain inside you,” said the Darkling as Nikolai used a knife to saw through the ropes at his wrists.
“We’ve made our peace.”
“Some treaties do not last.”
“You do love a dire prophecy, don’t you?”
“Zoya will live a very long life,” the Darkling said. “Despite the demon, you may not do the same.”
“Then I will love her from my grave.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Rule of Wolves

“You’re a dreadful negotiator,” said Nikolai. “She would have settled for two.” David frowned. “Is that true?” “Absolutely not,” said Genya. “And do shut up, Your Highness.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“Some scars are carved into our bones - a part of who we are, shaping what we become.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Because the Spartan king had lost his queen, a hundred queens lost their kings.”
― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships