I’m not going to kill you. I don’t need to. Time will do it for me.[to Mal]
You are Grisha. You are not alone.[to Alina]
We do not conjure from nothing. We manipulate that which already exists around us.
There is matter to everything. Even air. Or shadow. Too small to see. The Cut is something a Summoner can do, but it requires tremendous skill. And I would only use it as a last resort.
There is a cost, always, to making difficult choices. The key is making sure that cost is not regret.
There are no mistakes, only lessons.
The problem with wanting is that it makes us weak.
The past informs everything. It is the wound that will not heal.
Answer the question. What are you?[to Alina]
You and I are going to change the world.[to Alina]
The world doesn’t need a Saint to protect it. It needs a monster.[to Alina]
Telling you half a story is not the same as lying.
