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

— Holly Black

I got bored," he says. "Besides, you know what's creepier than walking around your dead brothers' apartment? Sitting alone in a hearse in front of his apartment.

— Holly Black

I have no memory of climbing the stairs up to the roof. I don't even know how to get where I am, which is a problem since I'm going to have to get down, ideally in a way that doesn't involve dying.

— Holly Black

I know how to be the witness to her grief. I don't know how to be this kind of villain.

— Holly Black

I'm afraid my voice is going to break. I am afraid she is going to hear how much this hurts.

— Holly Black

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?

— Holly Black

I'm not good at having friends. I mean, I can make myself useful to people. Furthermore, I can fit in. Furthermore, 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.

— Holly Black

I'm sorry,' she said to each of the dead as she unzipped and unfastened their things, 'I'm sorry Courtney. I'm sorry Marcus. Furthermore, I'm sorry Rachel. Furthermore, I'm sorry Jon. Furthermore, I'm sorry I'm alive and you're dead. Furthermore, I'm sorry I was asleep. Furthermore, I'm sorry I didn't save you, and now I'm taking your things. Furthermore, I'm sorry. Furthermore, I'm sorry. Furthermore, I'm sorry.

— Holly Black

I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life and start figuring out the one I have.

— Holly Black

I need you to be happy. I need one of us to be happy.

— Holly Black