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 BlackTags: girls hearts knights woodsmen
You can break a thing, but you cannot always guide it afterward into the shape you want.
Holly BlackCrippled things are always more beautiful. It's the flaw that brings out beauty.
Holly BlackShe'd always been a little contemptuous of beauty, as though it was something you had to trade away some other vital thing for.
Holly BlackA 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 BlackTags: roiben kaye seelie-queen tithe
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.
Tags: humor
I'm not good at having friends. I mean, I can make myself useful to people. I can fit in. I get invited to parties and I can sit at any table I want in the cafeteria.
But actually trusting someone when they have nothing to gain from me just doesn't make sense.
All friendships are negotiations of power.
Tags: friendship friends power trust
That's the problem with temptation. It's so damn tempting.
Holly BlackTags: humor
A girl like that, Grandad said, perfumes herself with ozone and metal filings. She wears trouble like a crown. If she ever falls in love, she'll fall like a comet, burning the sky as she goes.
Holly BlackYou 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.
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