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21 " There are different kinds of magic. Some call for rare herbs or complicated incantations. Some demand blood. Other magic is more mysterious still, the kind that fits one voice to another, one being to another, when moments before they were as good as strangers. "
― Leigh Bardugo , The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, 2.5, 2.6)
22 " Now you kno what monsters once lurked in the woods near Duva, and if you ever meet a bear with a golden collar, you will be able to greep him by name. So shut the window tight and make sure the latch is fastened. Dark things have a way of slipping in through narrow spaces. Shall we have something good to eat? Well then, come help me stir the pot. "
23 " You see some people are born with a piece of night inside, and that hollow place can never be filled - not with all the good food or sunshine in the world. "
24 " There is but one rule in my wood," he growled. "Speak truth. "
25 " No prince is worth your life."Ayama supposed it depended on the prince. "
26 " You seem some people are born with a piece of night inside, and that hollow place can never be filled - not with all the good food or sunshine in the world. "
27 " Just because you escape one trap, doesn't mean you will escape the next. "
28 " Dangling form the trap's steel teeth by his wounded leg, a lesser creature might have closed his eyes and prayed for nothing more than a quick death. But if Koja had words then he had hope. "
29 " I can bear ugliness," he said. "I find the one thing I cannot live with is death. "
30 " This is the problem with making a thing forbidden. It does nothing but build an ache in the heart. "
31 " Bad fates do not always follow those who deserve them. "
32 " You know how the stories go. Interesting things only happen to pretty girls; you will be home by sunset. "
33 " They pray that their children will be brave and clever and strong, that they will tell the true stories instead of the easy ones. They pray for sons with red eyes and daughters with horns. "
34 " But hope rises like water trapped by a dam, higher and higher, in increments that mean nothing until you face the flood. "
35 " She held each sorrow like a chafing grain and grew her grudges like pearls. "
36 " This is the problem with even lesser demons. They come to your doorstep in velvet coats and polished shoes. They tip their hats and smile and demonstrate good table manners. They never show you their tails. "
37 " What harm can a little hope do? "
38 " A thousand desperate wishes have been spoken on these shores, and in the end they were all the same: Make me someone new. "
39 " I can bear ugliness, I find the only thing I cannot live with is death. "
40 " This goes to show you that sometimes the unseen is not to be feared and that those meant to love us most are not always the ones who do. "