Top 500 Leigh Bardugo Quotes (2024 Update)
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451. “I couldn’t help myself. I hauled off and punched him in the face.”

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452. “I knew there was no bottom to the Darkling’s pain. He would just keep falling and falling.”

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453. “It felt like something that was meant to be kept secret, a new seed that might grow to something extraordinary if it wasn’t forced to bloom too soon.”

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454. “So many of my old friends, gathered in one place.”

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455. “The library was also a little temperamental. If you weren’t specific enough in your request or if it couldn’t find books on your desired subject, the shelf would just keep shaking and eventually start to give off heat and emit a high, frantic whine, until you snatched the Albemarle Book and murmured a soothing incantation over its pages while gently caressing its spine.”

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456. “They said nothing, caught in an eddy of silence, not touching, her knees on either side of him. Inej’s eyes were wide and dark, lost planets, black moons.”

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457. “I sought Morozova amplifiers for you Alina, so that we can rule as equals.”

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458. “If I see a single scratch or nick on those, I’ll spell forgive me on your chest in bullet holes.”

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459. “His voice had the rough, abraded texture of stone against stone.”

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460. “Her voice was gentle, patient – why was it making him want to set fire to something?”

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461. “Her heart felt too full, a dry creek bed ill-prepared for such rain.”

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462. “Because I am a pretty thing and a soldier all the same.”

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463. “We all die,” he said as he jogged off to retrieve his kill. “Not everyone dies for a reason.”

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464. “She would have her ship and he would have his city.”

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465. “She’s worth it. And one day maybe she’ll let me chase her into a chapel.”

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466. “He’d heard other members of the gang say she moved like a cat, but he suspected cats would sit attentively at her feet to learn her methods.”

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467. “He didn’t mean to say it. He meant to let her go. “I can help you.”

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468. “And I guess it’s a reminder that wanting and deserving aren’t the same thing.”

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469. “As they sped across the bridge, Jesper thought he spotted Matthias and Wylan in their red capes, tossing coins as they steadily made their way off the Stave. If they started running, it might draw stadwatch attention. Jesper struggled not to laugh. That was definitely Matthias and Wylan. Matthias was hurling the money with way too much force and Wylan with way too much enthusiasm. The kid’s throwing arm needed serious work. He looked like he was actively trying to dislocate his shoulder.”

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470. “She felt his knuckles slide against hers. Then his hand was in her hand, his palm was pressed against her own. A tremor moved through him. Slowly, he let their fingers entwine. For a long while, they stood there, hands clasped, looking out at the gray expanse of the sea.”

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471. “When Inej was on the high wire, it became her world. She could feel its tilt and pull. It was a planet and she was its moon. There was a simplicity to it that she never felt on the swings, where she was carried away by momentum. She loved the stillness she could find on the wire, and it was something no one else understood. She had fallen only once, and she.”

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472. “Simple as that,” said Nina. “Did you know I’m next in line for the Fjerdan throne? They call me Princess Ilse of Engelsberg.” “There is no princess of Engelsberg,” said Matthias. “It’s a fishing town.” Nina shrugged. “If we’re going to lie to ourselves, we might as well be grand about it.”

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473. “I’m here to bury you, Matthias, she thought, and the voice in her head went silent, as it always did when she let herself remember what she’d lost.”

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474. “Okay, okay. When we’re back in Ketterdam, take me out for waffles.”

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475. “Had she really thought the world didn’t change? She was a fool. The world was made of miracles, unexpected earthquakes, storms that came from nowhere and might reshape a continent.”

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476. “He was a king who had only begun to make mistakes. He was a soldier for whom the war would never be over. He was a bastard left alone in the woods. And he was not afraid to die this day.”

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477. “No mourners,” Jesper said as he tossed his rifle to Rotty. “No funerals,” the rest of the Dregs murmured in reply.”

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478. “Rich men want to believe they deserve every penny they’ve got, so they forget what they owe to chance.”

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479. “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. That emptiness cannot be banished, and so some days we wake with the feeling of the wind blowing through, and we must simply endure it as the boy did.”

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480. “You know how the stories go. Interesting things only happen to pretty girls; you will be home by sunset.”

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481. “She was going to leave a trail of blood over the skyline.”

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482. “Then he cupped my cheek, his thumb tracing my lip.“You are all I’ve ever wanted,” he said. “You are the whole of my heart.”

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483. “Truth means something different when it’s given freely.”

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484. “Jesper!” I’m going to kill that little idiot. “What do you want?” he shouted down. “Close your eyes!” “You can’t kiss me from down there, Wylan.”

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485. “Before you finish that sentence, I want you to think about what a promise from me costs and what you’re willing to pay for it.”

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486. “Sunlight slanted through the windows, turning his eyes the color of strong tea.”

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487. “A different kind of knight, one who’d chosen to protect the girl the world wanted to destroy; one born to slay dragons, but maybe to befriend them, too.”

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488. “You’re the fool,” Jesper snarled. “He’s smarter than most of us put together, and he deserves a better father than you.”

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489. “I am not ruined. I am ruination.”

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490. “I try to make a habit of getting things hopelessly wrong.”

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491. “The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart.”

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492. “No, no,” Nina said. “Don’t try to move, just rest.” “Are you okay?” Nina started to laugh through her tears. “I’m fine. You’re the one who got stabbed. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s just so much easier to kill people than take care of them.” Inej blinked, and then they both started laughing. “Owwww,” groaned Inej. “Don’t make me laugh. That feels awful.” Nina.”

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493. “You know, for two people with a love eternal, you’re awfully insecure,” Nikolai said.”

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494. “How did you know I wouldn’t shoot?” “Because, Matthias, you stink of decency.” “You’re mad.”

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495. “Maybe your stay in Hellgate was too short, Matthias. There’s always more to lose.”

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496. “Do not lick Wyvil. Does someone want to write that down?”

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497. “What are you two doing barefoot and half naked in the mud?” asked a familiar voice. “Looking for truffles, I hope?”

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498. “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.”

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499. “The zowa healer who helped me perished in order to save my life. She died pulling the poison from my body.”

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500. “To kill or to cure?” he said with a sad smile. “We each have our own gifts.”

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