“I don’t hold a grudge. I cradle it. I coddle it. I feed it fine cuts of meat and send it to the best schools. I nurture my grudges, Rollins.”
― Crooked Kingdom
― Crooked Kingdom
“I promise, Matthias. I'll take you home."
"Nina," he said, pressing her hand to his heart. "I am already home.”
― Crooked Kingdom
"Nina," he said, pressing her hand to his heart. "I am already home.”
― Crooked Kingdom
“Words demand respect. They are beautiful; they are terrible. They are a gift and a curse. I will never forget what they can do.”
― Whisper
― Whisper
“Never apologize for loving someone. Even when it hurts. Especially when it hurts.”
― The Prison Healer
― The Prison Healer
“We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns. We learn to wring magic from the ordinary. That was how you survived when you weren’t chosen, when there was no royal blood in your veins. When the world owed you nothing, you demanded something of it anyway.”
― Crooked Kingdom
― Crooked Kingdom
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