Irene Samara

“What are you smiling at?”

I whirled, peering into the gloom. The Darkling’s voice seemed to float out of the shadows. He walked down to the stream, crouching on the bank to splash water on his face and through his dark hair.

“Well?” he asked, looking up at me.

“Myself,” I admitted.

“Are you that funny?”

“I’m hilarious.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“The Darkling slumped back in his chair. “Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“I seem to be a victim of my own wishes where you are concerned.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“You two have a bad habit of acting like fools and calling it heroic.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm