Hannah O'Connell

“Alone in the gloom, surrounded by books, it was hard not to feel overwhelmed.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Anyway, I think I made a bit of progress."
"How did you manage that?"
"Well, they liked that you served in the First Army, and that you saved their prince's life."
"After he risked his own life rescuing us?"
"I may have taken some liberties with the details."
"Oh, Nikolai will love that. Is there more?"
"I told them you hate herring."
"Why?"
"And that you love plum cake. And that Ana Kuya took a switch to you when you ruined your spring slippers in puddles."
I winced. "Why would you tell them all that?'
"I wanted to make you human," he said. "All they see when they look at you is the Sun Summoner. They see a threat, another powerful Grisha like the Darkling. I want them to see a daughter or a sister or a friend. I want them to see Alina."
I felt a lump rise in my throat. "Do you practice being wonderful?"
"Daily," he said with a grin. Then he winked. "But I prefer 'useful.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Start building walls, and people begin to wonder what you’re hiding.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood

“Fear is a powerful ally, but feed it too often, make it too strong, and it will turn on you.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood