“She tilted her head back, breathing deeply. It was a stone gray day, the sea a bleak slate broken up by whitecaps, the sky pleated with thick ripples of cloud. A hard wind filled the sails, carryin...”

“The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.”

“Jesper: If Pekka Rollins kills us all, Im going to get Wylans ghost to teach my ghost how to play the flute just so that I can annoy the hell out of your ghost.Kaz: Ill just hire Matthias ghost to ...”

“Greed is your god, Kaz."He almost laughed at that. "No, Inej. Greed bows to me. It is my servant and my lever.”

“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 boo...”

“And what god do you serve, then?Whichever will grant me good fortune. I dont think gods work that way. I dont think I care.”

“Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.”

“Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.”

“Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information? Bones asked, getting back to the subject. You to take me, she replied at once. Not gonna happen! I spat, squ...”

“I will have you without armor, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all.”