She says that what you did was a cry for help." "It was," I say. "That's why I was yelling 'Heeeelp!' I don't really go in for subtlety. Holly Black More Quotes by Holly Black More Quotes From Holly Black He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies. Holly Black growing-up stories lying If they were real, then maybe the world was big enough to have magic in it. And if there was magic — even bad magic, and Zach knew it was more likely that there was bad magic than any good kind — then maybe not everyone had to have a story like his father's, a story like the kind all the adults he knew told, one about giving up and growing bitter. Holly Black giving-up real father This is never going to be over,” I shout. “Someone will always be after me. There’s always consequences. Well, BRING IT. I am done with being afraid, and I am done with you. Holly Black done-with-you being-afraid wells Our tragedy is that we forget it might be someone else first. Holly Black tragedy might firsts The most important thing for any con artist is never to think like a mark. Marks think they can get something for nothing. Marks think they can get what they don’t deserve and could never deserve. Marks are stupid and pathetic and sad. Marks think they’re going to go home one night and have the girl they’ve loved since they were a kid suddenly love them back. Marks forget that whenever something’s too good to be true, that’s because it’s a con. Holly Black girl stupid home We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be Holly Black remember His eyes look too bright, the way the do in people who are in love, people who are enraged, and people who are completely bonkers. Holly Black eye people looks It's okay," he informs me. "Your grandfather is teaching me how to play poker." If I know Grandad, that means what he'll really be teaching Sam is how to cheat. Holly Black teaching play mean It's too early for there to be any coffee. I stare dully at the empty pot in the common room, while Sam picks up a jar of instant grounds. "Don't," I warn him. He scoops up a heaping spoonful and, heedlessly, shovels it into his mouth. It crunches horribly. Then his eyes go wide. "Dry," he croaks. "Tongue...shriveling." I shake my head, picking up the jar. "It's dehydrated. You're supposed to add water. Good thing you're mostly made of water." He tries to say something. Brown powder dusts his shirt. "Also," I tell him, "that's decaf. Holly Black coffee dust eye I thought I was getting better at this. I thought I was starting to make peace with being in love with a girl who despises me, but I don't think I'm so okay with it after all. Somewhere along the line I made a dark bargain with the universe without ever really being aware of it--a bargain that if I was allowed to see her, even if we never spoke, then I could live with that. And now a week without her has swallowed up all of my rational thinking. I feel like a junkie, sick for my next fix and not sure when it will come. Holly Black being-in-love girl dark Jones looks like he wants to slug me, which is only subtly different from his usual way of looking at me like I'm a slug. Holly Black different usual looks Crippled things are always more beautiful. It's the flaw that brings out beauty. Holly Black crippled flaws beautiful I thought you were her knight, but you have become only her woodsman--taking little girls into the forest to cut out their hearts. Holly Black cutting girl heart A mortal had woven it, a man who, having caught sight of the Seelie queen, had spent the remainder of his short life weaving depictions of her. He had died of starvation, raw, red fingers staining the final tapestry. Holly Black short-life queens men Sam: You know what I wish? Cassel: What? Sam: That someone would covert my bed into a robot that would fight other bed robots to the death for me. Holly Black bed fighting wish When you don't know what you're searching for, you have to look absolutely everywhere. Holly Black knows looks She didn't know how much she'd been hoping that he still loved her, until she felt how much it hurt to realize he didn't. Holly Black realizing stills hurt You set me up," I say. "One big con. You can't blame me because I turned out not to be gullible enough. You can't blame the mark. That's not how it works. Have some respect for the nature of the game. Holly Black gullible blame games There are no words for how much I will miss her, but I try to kiss her so that she'll know. I try to kiss her to tell her the whole story of my love, the way I dreamed of her when she was dead, the way that every other girl seemed like a mirror that showed me her face. The way my skin ached for her. The way that kissing her made me feel like I was drowning and like I was being saved all at the same time. I hope she can taste all that, bittersweet, on my tongue. Holly Black kissing girl mirrors What is it? For what do you scheme? Ethine's death would weigh on you and the stain of her blood would seep into your skin" "Do you know what they wish for when they give you the Unseelie crown?" Roiben's tone was soft, like he was telling a secret. Kaye could barely catch his words. "That you be made of ice. What makes you think it matters what I feel? What makes you think I feel anything at all? Holly Black ice blood thinking
