Hope is dangerous. It clouds your judgment.
The best illusions are the most convincing. That’s the game.
No businessman worth his salt bargains for what he can take.
Never make decisions out of fear. Only out of spite.[to Jesper]
Crows don’t just remember the faces of people who wronged them. They also remember those who were kind. They tell each other who to look after and who to watch out for.
Well, if you die, we don’t get paid.[Nikolai Lantsov: I didn’t realize you were patriots.]
This city’s price is blood, and I am happy to pay with yours.[to Per Haskell]
There are those who drown us, and those who pull us out.[to Inej]
The trick is not to love anything.[Pekka Rollins: I will kill everything you love, Brekker.]
The Barrel doesn’t belong to kings. It belongs to bastards.[Inej Ghafa: This is war with Pekka Rollins, the King of the Barrel.]
Once the world stops looking at her with gratitude, they’ll start to wonder if she’s outstayed her welcome.[about Alina]
Not feeling pain is a weakness.[to Inej]
