# The Shadow and Bone Trilogy  Author:: Leigh Bardugo ## Highlights > “My great-great-great-grandfather was the Black Heretic, the Darkling who created the Shadow Fold. It was a mistake, an experiment born of his greed, maybe his evil. I don’t know. But every Darkling since then has tried to undo the damage he did to our country, and I’m no different.” He turned to me then, his expression serious, the firelight playing over the perfect planes of his features. “I’ve spent my life searching for a way to make things right. You’re the first glimmer of hope I’ve had in a long time.” ([Location 925](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=925)) > Instead, I cultivated her particular affinity and made a gift of her to the Queen.” “A gift? So a Grisha is no better than a serf?” “We all serve someone,” he said, and I was surprised by the harsh edge in his voice. ([Location 1159](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=1159)) > What looked like magic was really the Grisha manipulating matter at its most fundamental levels. Marie didn’t make fire. She summoned combustible elements in the air around us, and she still needed a flint to make the spark that would burn that fuel. ([Location 1665](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=1665)) > “Because I put my trust in a girl who cannot stand the thought of her own potential.” ([Location 4684](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=4684)) > He always seemed to know what people wanted from him, when to be the laughing boy, the golden prince, the weary soldier. I supposed it was the training that came with being born a royal and raised at court, but it was still unnerving to watch. ([Location 6090](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=6090)) > “You never improvise,” I said. “Everything you do is calculated. You change personalities the way other people change hats. And you know what? It’s creepy. Aren’t you ever just yourself?” “I’m a prince, Alina. I can’t afford to be myself.” ([Location 6302](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=6302)) > “It’s simply a question of finding the right incentive. Pauper or prince, every man can be bought.” More wisdom from the mouth of Nikolai Lantsov. I glanced out the coach’s window. I could just see Mal sitting tall in his saddle as he kept pace with the coach. “Not every man,” I murmured. Nikolai followed my gaze. “Yes, Alina, even your stalwart champion has his price.” He turned back to me, his hazel eyes thoughtful. “And I suspect I’m looking at it right now.” ([Location 6328](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=6328)) > “We say like calls to like, girl. But if the science is small enough, then we are like all things. The light lives in the spaces between. It is there in the soil of that mountain, in the rock and in the snow. The Cut is already made.” ([Location 11274](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11274)) > “The villagers knew what death looked like—that child should have died. And maybe they were resentful too. How many loved ones had they lost to illness or injury since Morozova had come to their town? How many could he have saved? Maybe it was not just horror or righteousness that drove them, but anger as well. ([Location 11773](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11773)) > “Ravka was different then. Grisha had no sanctuary. Power like ours ended in fates like my father’s. I kept mine hidden. I followed tales of witches and Saints and found the secret enclaves where Grisha studied their science. I learned everything I could. And when the time came, I taught my son.” ([Location 11800](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11800)) > Baghra gave another harsh laugh. “You want a love story too? There’s none to be had. I wanted a child, so I sought out the most powerful Grisha I could find. He was a Heartrender. I don’t even remember his name.” ([Location 11803](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11803)) > “He probably took his own life. It’s the way most Grisha of great power die.” ([Location 11827](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11827)) --- Title: The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Author: Leigh Bardugo Tags: readwise, books date: 2024-01-30 --- # The Shadow and Bone Trilogy  Author:: Leigh Bardugo ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > “My great-great-great-grandfather was the Black Heretic, the Darkling who created the Shadow Fold. It was a mistake, an experiment born of his greed, maybe his evil. I don’t know. But every Darkling since then has tried to undo the damage he did to our country, and I’m no different.” He turned to me then, his expression serious, the firelight playing over the perfect planes of his features. “I’ve spent my life searching for a way to make things right. You’re the first glimmer of hope I’ve had in a long time.” ([Location 925](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=925)) > Instead, I cultivated her particular affinity and made a gift of her to the Queen.” “A gift? So a Grisha is no better than a serf?” “We all serve someone,” he said, and I was surprised by the harsh edge in his voice. ([Location 1159](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=1159)) > What looked like magic was really the Grisha manipulating matter at its most fundamental levels. Marie didn’t make fire. She summoned combustible elements in the air around us, and she still needed a flint to make the spark that would burn that fuel. ([Location 1665](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=1665)) > “Because I put my trust in a girl who cannot stand the thought of her own potential.” ([Location 4684](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=4684)) > He always seemed to know what people wanted from him, when to be the laughing boy, the golden prince, the weary soldier. I supposed it was the training that came with being born a royal and raised at court, but it was still unnerving to watch. ([Location 6090](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=6090)) > “You never improvise,” I said. “Everything you do is calculated. You change personalities the way other people change hats. And you know what? It’s creepy. Aren’t you ever just yourself?” “I’m a prince, Alina. I can’t afford to be myself.” ([Location 6302](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=6302)) > “It’s simply a question of finding the right incentive. Pauper or prince, every man can be bought.” More wisdom from the mouth of Nikolai Lantsov. I glanced out the coach’s window. I could just see Mal sitting tall in his saddle as he kept pace with the coach. “Not every man,” I murmured. Nikolai followed my gaze. “Yes, Alina, even your stalwart champion has his price.” He turned back to me, his hazel eyes thoughtful. “And I suspect I’m looking at it right now.” ([Location 6328](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=6328)) > “We say like calls to like, girl. But if the science is small enough, then we are like all things. The light lives in the spaces between. It is there in the soil of that mountain, in the rock and in the snow. The Cut is already made.” ([Location 11274](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11274)) > “The villagers knew what death looked like—that child should have died. And maybe they were resentful too. How many loved ones had they lost to illness or injury since Morozova had come to their town? How many could he have saved? Maybe it was not just horror or righteousness that drove them, but anger as well. ([Location 11773](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11773)) > “Ravka was different then. Grisha had no sanctuary. Power like ours ended in fates like my father’s. I kept mine hidden. I followed tales of witches and Saints and found the secret enclaves where Grisha studied their science. I learned everything I could. And when the time came, I taught my son.” ([Location 11800](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11800)) > Baghra gave another harsh laugh. “You want a love story too? There’s none to be had. I wanted a child, so I sought out the most powerful Grisha I could find. He was a Heartrender. I don’t even remember his name.” ([Location 11803](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11803)) > “He probably took his own life. It’s the way most Grisha of great power die.” ([Location 11827](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0176VPIFW&location=11827))