Grisha 02. Siege and Storm

“When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable.”

“I’ll be certain you hear it when I make her scream.”

David looked at me then, the regret plain on his face. No matter what I said, we both knew the hard truth. We do our best. We try. And usually, it makes no difference at all.

“Oh, and the easiest way to make someone furious is to tell her to calm down.”

“Do you take anything seriously?”
“Not if I can help it. Makes life so tedious.”

Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to know you’re human, but never when you feel it

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still the same heart, Mal. It’s still yours

“Do you fear me, Alina?”

I considered shoving him over the railing. Sure, he was hundreds of years old, but could he swim?