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“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“So I am to sit here and feed you information,â€� Cardan says, leaning against a hickory tree. “And you’re to go charm royalty? That seems entirely backward.â€�
I fix him with a look. “I can be charming. I charmed you, didn’t I?�
He rolls his eyes. “Do not expect others to share my depraved tastes.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“It’s funny how you get under his skin.â€�
At first, I’m not sure I heard him right. I almost ask whom he’s talking about, because I can’t quite believe he’s admitting that high and mighty Cardan is affected by anything. “Like a splinter?� I say.
“Of iron. No one else bothers him quite the way that you do.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“I try not to be too conscious of his long fingers tracing over the paper, of the sick thrill I get when he looks at me.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“One of his hands slides over my stomach, tracing the shape of my skin. He kisses me again, and it's like falling off a cliff. Like a mountain slide, building momentum with every touch, until there is only destruction ahead.
I have never felt anything like this.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“I can feel the moment he gives in and gives up, pulling me to him despite the threat of the knife. He kisses me hard, with a kind of devouring desperation, fingers digging into my hair. Our mouths slide together, teeth over lips over tongues. Desire hits me like a kick to the stomach. It's like fighting, except what we're fighting for is to crawl inside each other's skin.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince