“The library knows its own mind,” old Master Hyrrokkin told him, leading him back up the secret stairs. “When it steals a boy, we let it keep him.”
― Strange the Dreamer
― Strange the Dreamer
“Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.”
― Six of Crows
― Six of Crows
“A dream dirty and bruised is better than no dream at all.”
― Days of Blood & Starlight
― Days of Blood & Starlight
“We are all someone's monster.”
― Six of Crows
― Six of Crows
“I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal.
I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would not be weak, or helpless again
I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would not be weak, or helpless again
I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
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