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“Isaak wished he could take her in his arms and kiss her, but he couldn’tdo that when every word he’d spoken to her was a lie. And yet he couldn’ttell her the truth—not when he might put an entire nation at risk.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“Wait. I’ll tell you what I like about you. Your nerve. Your way with a practice sword. That you always say what you mean. The way you look when you tell stories of your house by the lake. ”She tilted her head, and for a moment an expression of such sadness flashed across her face. “What is it?” he said, wanting only to wipe whatever had caused her pain from her mind. “Nothing,” she said. “Only that I wish this moment could last.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“I don’t want to wake up when I’m seventy-four only to realize I haven’t lived.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“She pressed a soft kiss to his lips. “My only comfort is that you never could have been mine. But know that I would have gladly been yours.” “Ehri,” he moaned as the world began to go dark. “Not Ehri.” From somewhere he could hear shouting, the sound of hurried footfalls running toward them. “Everyone mourns the first blossom,” she recited softly. Who will weep for the rest that fall? Isaak watched, helpless, as she grasped the dagger and drove the blade into her own heart.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars