Nina, you taught me to be something better. They could be taught, too.

~ Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo Forgiveness Growth Learning Matthias Six Of Crows

She’d shown him in a thousand ways that she was honorable and strong and generous and very human, maybe even more vividly human than anyone he’d ever known. And if she was, then Grisha weren’t inherently evil. They were like anyone else—full of the potential to do great good, and also great harm. To ignore that would make Matthias the monster.

~ Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo Matthias Six Of Crows Understanding

They fear as I once feared you,” he said. “As you once feared me. We are all someone’s monster, Nina

~ Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo Fear Matthias Nina Understanding