Holly Black Zitate

seite 6

“When we turn, is there something shoved inside of us or is it more that something inside of us has been released?”

“I'm going to take off your gag. And if you try to bite me or grab me or anything, I'll hit you with this thing as hard as I can as many times as I can. Understood?”

“He runs to the sink to spit it out. I grin. There’s nothing quite as funny as someone else’s misery.”

“Gavriel closed his eyes, sooty lashes brushing his cheek. "I'll stay with you."


"What? No," she said automatically. "No! That's crazy."


"I'm crazy," he reminded her.”

“Mirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather than creepy, and it’s a good technique.”

“The row of dolls watched her impassively from the bookshelf, their tea party propriety almost certainly offended.”

“I'm the best kind of thief, the kind that leaves behind items equal in value to those he's stolen.”

“Don’t.” She looks directly into my eyes. After a month of being forced to avoid her, I feel stripped bare by her gaze. “You can be as much of a charming bastard as you want, but you’re never going to bullshit your way into my heart again.”

“If you keep it," Daneca says, "he'll have his claws in you."
Everyone has their claws in me. Everyone.”