Top 500 Leigh Bardugo Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “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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302. “I knew there was no bottom to the Darkling’s pain. He would just keep falling and falling.”

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

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

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

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306. “I couldn’t help myself. I hauled off and punched him in the face.”

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

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308. “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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309. “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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310. “And I guess it’s a reminder that wanting and deserving aren’t the same thing.”

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311. “Enjoy the best, but prepare for the worst.”

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312. “Trust but verify. Or don’t trust at all.”

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313. “Blessing and curse are different words for the same thing.”

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

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315. “My mother is Ketterdam. She birthed me in the harbor. And my father is profit. I honor him daily.”

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316. “My ghost won’t associate with your ghost,” Matthias said primly, and then wondered if the sea air was rotting his brain.”

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317. “She rested her head on his shoulder. “You’re better than waffles, Matthias Helvar.” A small smile curled the Fjerdan’s lips. “Let’s not say things we don’t mean, my love.”

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318. “Little red bird, let me go.”

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319. “The easiest way to steal a man’s wallet is to tell him that you’re going to steal his watch.”

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320. “You’re very welcome, Nina Zenik. You may repay me in the customary way.” “Waffles?” “Lots of them.”

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321. “Nina, little red bird. Don’t go.”

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322. “Matthias suspected that Brekker would drag the girl back from hell himself if he had to. Jesper.”

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323. “Jesper ran a finger up Wylan’s forearm, and Wylan flushed a vibrant pink. Matthias couldn’t help but sympathize with the boy. He knew what it was to be out of your depth, and he sometimes suspected they could forgo all of Kaz’s planning and simply let Jesper and Nina flirt the entirety of Ketterdam into submission.”

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324. “Fear is a phoenix. Words Liliyana had spoken to her years ago and that Zoya had repeated to others many times. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return.”

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325. “Kaz Brekker was gone, and Dirtyhands had come to see the rough work done.”

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326. “I love a little righteous comeuppance,” said Jesper. “Jogs the liver!”

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327. “Like calls to like.”

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328. “Maybe I liked your stupid face.”

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329. “He knew the look of a man defending his home with nothing but a rock in his hand.”

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330. “Inej would find her own way in. The rules of fair play among the gangs were from Per Haskell’s time. Besides, she was the Wraith – the only law that applied to her was gravity, and some days she defied that, too. The.”

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331. “What is infinite?” she recited. I knew that text well. “The universe and the greed of men,” I quoted back to her.”

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332. “She smiled then, her cheeks red, her cheeks scattered with some kind of dust. It was a smile he thought he might die to earn again.”

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333. “But they were his first friends, his only friends, and Wylan knew that even if he’d had his pick of a thousand companions, these would have been the people he chose.”

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334. “He’d told her they would fight their way out. Knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that’s what we do. She would fight for him, but she could not heal him. She would not waste her life trying.”

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335. “You wouldn’t know a good time if it sidled up to you and stuck a lollipop in your mouth.”

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336. “Matthias was dreaming again. Dreaming of her.”

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337. “You have crumbs on your cleavage.” “Don’t care,” she said, taking another bite of cake. “So hungry.” Kaz.”

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338. “Kaz heaved a sigh as he braced himself for three painful flights of stairs. He looked over his shoulder and said, “Please, my darling Inej, treasure of my heart, won’t you do me the honor of acquiring me a new hat?” Inej.”

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339. “Joost had two problems: the moon and his mustache.”

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340. “I told you, I like your stupid face.”

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341. “This was the kiss he’d been waiting for. It was a gunshot. It was prairie fire. It was the spin of Makker’s Wheel.”

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342. “Mejor verdades terribles que mentiras amables.”

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343. “She wished she had Inej’s gift for spywork or Kaz’s gift for scheming, but she only seemed to have Jesper’s gift for bad decisions.”

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344. “Quien no sabe de mar no sabe de mal!”

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345. “Alina Starkov was our age when she was martyred. She was just a girl, and she sacrificed herself to save Ravka and destroy the Shadow Fold.”

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346. “Wylan,” Jesper said, giving him a little shake. “Maybe your tutors didn’t cover this lesson, but you do not argue with a man covered in blood and a knife up his sleeve.”

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347. “Inej had once offered to teach him how to fall. “The trick is not getting knocked down,” he’d told her with a laugh. “No, Kaz,” she’d said, “the trick is in getting back up.”

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348. “I didn’t think he was in love with me and I had no idea what I felt for him, but he wanted me, and maybe that was enough.”

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349. “No, little brother. No one is stronger. You’ve cheated death too many times. Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man.”

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350. “Morozova’s stag. Rusalye. The firebird. Legends come to life before my eyes, just to die in front of me.”

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