Alex Chea

“The Grand General would mount your head on a wall,” Nicasia informed him, patting his cheek.

“A very fine head,” he informed her with a wicked grin. “Suitable for mounting.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“A heart of stone can still be broken.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Nettles glared at Red. "Why did you let her in?"
"I didn't," he said wearily.
"She has a key?"
"Worse, I taught her how to pick locks."
"Why in the hells did you do that?"
"I don't know. She'd been bugging me nonstop about something."
"I wanted him to show me how to throw a knife properly," said Little Bee.
"There, see?" said Red. "Lock picking doesn't sound so bad as an alternative, does it?”
― Jon Skovron, Hope and Red

“You didn’t hear the story I told,” he goes on. “A shame. It featured a handsome boy with a heart of stone and a natural aptitude for villainy. Everything you could like.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories