“Why," he asked. "Why did you save her?"
She dragged a hand through her hair. [...]
"Because that golden-haired witch, Asterin ...," Aelin said. "She screamed Manon's name the way I screamed yours.”
― Queen of Shadows
She dragged a hand through her hair. [...]
"Because that golden-haired witch, Asterin ...," Aelin said. "She screamed Manon's name the way I screamed yours.”
― Queen of Shadows
“Anything worth doing always starts as a bad idea.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm
“What is it like? Manon asked quietly. 'To love.' 'It was like dying a little every day. It was like being alive, too. It was joy so complete it was pain. It destroyed me and unmade me and forged me. I hated it, because I knew I couldn't escape it, and knew it would forever change me.'"-Asterin/Manon”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“The problem with waiting is that it makes us weak.”
― Shadow and Bone
― Shadow and Bone
“Toss him over,” Zoya said. “Break his heart cruelly. I will gladly give our poor prince comfort, and I would make a magnificent queen.”
I laughed. “You actually might, Zoya. If you could stop being horrible for a minute.”
“With that kind of incentive, I can manage a minute. Possibly two.”
― Ruin and Rising
I laughed. “You actually might, Zoya. If you could stop being horrible for a minute.”
“With that kind of incentive, I can manage a minute. Possibly two.”
― Ruin and Rising
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