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Greed is your god, Kaz."He almost laughed at that. "No, Inej. Greed bows to me. It is my servant and my lever.Leigh Bardugo
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Wylan summoned every bit of bravado he'd learned from Nina, the will he'd learned from Matthias, the focus he'd studied in Kaz, the courage he'd learned from Inej, and the wild, reckless hope he'd learned from Jesper, the belief that no matter the odds, somehow they would win.Leigh Bardugo
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And what god do you serve, then?”“ Whichever will grant me good fortune.” “I don’t think gods work that way.” “I don’t think I care.Leigh Bardugo
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Waiting was the part of the criminal life so many people got wrong. They wanted to act instead of hold fast and gather information. They wanted to know instantly without having to learn. Sometimes the trick to getting the best of a situation was just to wait. If you didn't like the weather, you didn't rush into the storm - you waited until it changed. You found a way to keep from getting wet.Leigh Bardugo
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I need someone who can be invisible, who can become a ghost. Do you think you can do that?" I'm already a ghost, she thought. I died in the hold of a slaver ship."i think so.Leigh Bardugo
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Jesper: “If Pekka Rollins kills us all, I’m going to get Wylan’s ghost to teach my ghost how to play the flute just so that I can annoy the hell out of your ghost.” Kaz: “I’ll just hire Matthias’ ghost to kick your ghost’s ass.” Matthias: “My ghost won’t associate with your ghost.Leigh Bardugo
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Inej placed her hands on Nina’s shoulders. “We’ll see each other again.”“ Of course we will. You’ve saved my life. I’ve saved yours.”“ I think you’re ahead on that count.”“ No, I don’t mean in the big ways.” Nina’s eyes took them all in. “I mean the little rescues. Laughing at my jokes. Forgiving me when I was foolish. Never trying to make me feel small. It doesn’t matter if it’s next month, or next year, or ten years from now, those will be the things I remember when I see you again.” Kaz offered his gloved hand to Nina. “Until then, Zenik.”“Count on it, Brekker.” They shook. .Leigh Bardugo
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Kaz reached into his coat pocket. "Here, " he said and handed Jesper a slender book with an elaborate cover." Are we going to read to each other?"" Just flip it open to the back." Jesper opened the book and peered at the last page, puzzled. "So?""Hold it up so we don't have to look at your ugly face."" My face has character. Besides - oh! "" An excellent read, isn't it?"" Who knew I had a taste for literature?.Leigh Bardugo
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The easiest way to steal a man's wallet is to tell him you're going to steal his watch.Leigh Bardugoh
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If you don't care about money, Nina dear, call it by its other names."" Kruge? Scrub? Kaz's one true love?"" Freedom, security, retribution.Leigh Bardugo
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Sometimes, the only way to get justice is to take it for yourself.Leigh Bardugo
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Kaz had always kept himself at a remove from everyone. They’d wanted camaraderie, friendship, but he had never agreed to play their game, only his own.Leigh Bardugo
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He'd broken his leg dropping down from the rooftop. The bone didn't set right, and he'd limped ever after. So he'd found himself a Fabrikator and had his cane made. It became a declaration. There was no part of him that was no broken, that had not healed wrong, and there was no part of him that was not stronger for having been broken.Leigh Bardugo
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He swept the red cloak around Inej's shoulders in a rain of petals and blossoms as she continued to strap on her knives. She looked almost as startled as the flower seller." What?" he asked as he tossed her a Mister Crimson mask that matched his own." Those were my mother's favorite flower."" Good to know Van Eck didn't cure you of sentiment."" Nice to be back, Kaz.""Good to have you back, Wraith.Leigh Bardugo