Noctua

“This is not the way stories are told, Silversaint.'
'I know. But I'm hoping the suspense will kill you.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“„God go with you.”
'"I'd rather he minded his own fucking business, if it's all the same.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“It’s only in faerie tales that everything works out for the best with a magik spell or a prince’s kiss. It’s only in storybooks some little bastard picks up a sword and wields it like he was born to it. The rest of us? We have to work our arses off. And we might not ever taste triumph, but at least we dared to fail. We stand apart from those cowards whispering on the sidelines about how the strong did stumble, while never daring to set foot in the ring themselves. Victors are just folk who were never satisfied being vanquished. The only thing worse than finishing last is not beginning at all. And fuck finishing last.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“It is my empress's will to know the whole of your tale.'
Gabriel reached into his battered britches, fished about under the monster's stare. Finally, he retrieved a tarnished royale from his pocket. 'Here.'
'What is that for?' Jean-François demanded.
'I want you to take this coin to market, and buy me a fuck to give.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire