Grace

“Zoya and I gaped at him. Then she scowled. "You know, if you turned a bit of that poetry on me, I might consider giving you a change."

"Who says I want one?"

"I want one!" called Harshaw.

Zoya blew a damp curl from her forehead. "Oncat as a better chance than you."

Harshaw held the little tabby above him. "Why, Oncat," he said. "You rogue.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I need you to do something for me."

He snorted. "You mean other than deserting the army, scaling mountains, and freezing my ass off on the cold ground every night?"

"Yes.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“I shook my head in wonder. "How does he do it?"
"Want to know my secret?" Nikolai asked from behind us. We both jumped. He leaned in, looked from left to right, and whispered loudly. "I have a lot of money."
I rolled my eyes.
"No, really," he protested. "A lot of money.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Ambition without direction is like milk without a cup.”
― Gregory Maguire, Egg & Spoon