Sarah W

“If he gets any more charming, men and women may start lying down in the street for the privilege of being stepped on by the new Ravkan King.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“He would not beg Zoya to stay. It was not in his nature to plead with anyone, and that was not the pact they shared. They did not look to each other for comfort. They kept each other marching. They kept each other strong. So he would not find another excuse to get her talking again. He would not tell her he was afraid to be left alone with the thing he might become, and he would not ask her to leave the lamp burning, a child's bit of magic to ward off the dark.
But he was relieved when she did it anyway.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“It's only my loyalty to the king that keeps me from pulling the air from your chest and crushing your lungs like hollow gourds. "
"I've seen her do it, " said Nikolai. "Makes a funny sound. "
"Kind of a pop? said Tamar.
" Wetter, " Nikolai said. "More of a squelch.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with him or told him to sit still. When his tutors had thrown up their hands in frustration, it was the library that had taught Nikolai military history, strategy, chemistry, astronomy. Each spine had been an open door away whispering, Come in, come in. Here is the land you’ve never seen before. Here is a place to hide when you’re frightened, to play when you’re bored, to rest when the world seems unkind.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars