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 those who drown us, and those who pull us out.[to Inej]
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.
The best illusions are the most convincing. That’s the game.
Saints become martyrs before they get to be heroes.[to Alina]
No businessman worth his salt bargains for what he can take.
Never make decisions out of fear. Only out of spite.[to Jesper]
