25 Crooked Kingdom Quotes from the Fantasy Novel

By Stephanie Kirby | Published May 12, 2023

Fans of the hit novel Six of Crows will love these Crooked Kingdom Quotes!

Crooked Kingdom is a fantasy novel that is the sequel to the first book in the duology, Six of Crows.

Author Leigh Bardugo wrote the book, published by Henry Holt and Co in 2016.

The story takes place in the “Grishaverse,” a fictional shared universe for some of Bardugo’s novels.

Crooked Kingdom is set just six days after the events in Six of Crows.

The world where the events occur is somewhat inspired by Europe in the 19th century.

Crooked Kingdom is a New York Times bestseller and is written for an audience in the age range of 12 to 18 years old, although many older readers enjoy the book as well.

Look at these Crooked Kingdom quotes to learn more about this popular novel.

Best Crooked Kingdom Quotes

Here are some of the popular quotes from the book.

1. “Better terrible truths than kind lies.” — Leigh Bardugo

2. “You could love something and still see its flaws.” — Leigh Bardugo

3. “Knowledge isn’t a sign of divine favor. Prosperity is.” — Leigh Bardugo

4. “Sometimes the trick to getting the best of a situation was just to wait.” — Leigh Bardugo

5. “Meeting you was a disaster. But I am grateful every day for that disaster.” — Leigh Bardugo

6. “Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times, and still, it will return.” — Leigh Bardugo

7. “Crows remember human faces. They remember the people who feed them, who are kind to them.” — Leigh Bardugo

8. “And that was what destroyed you in the end; the longing for something you could never have.” — Leigh Bardugo

9. “Suffering is like anything else. Live with it long enough; you learn to list the taste.” — Leigh Bardugo

10. “Stop treating your wound like it’s something you imagined. If you see the wound is real, then you can heal it.” — Leigh Bardugo

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Crooked Kingdom Quotes with Life Lessons

It may be a fantasy story, but many of these quotes can apply to real life.

11. “The really bad monsters never look like monsters.” — Leigh Bardugo

12. “You can’t just plan for the worst-case scenario every time.” — Leigh Bardugo

13. “We can endure all kinds of pain. It’s shame that eats men whole.” — Leigh Bardugo

14. “But if you couldn’t open a door, you just had to make a new one.” — Leigh Bardugo

15. “No matter the height of the mountain, the climbing is the same.” — Leigh Bardugo

16. “You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are.” — Leigh Bardugo

17. “Fear is how they control you. There’s so much in the world you don’t have to be afraid of if you would only open your eyes.” — Leigh Bardugo

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Crooked Kingdom Quotes that Tell the Story

You can get more of a taste of the story through the following quotes.

18. “When fear arrives, something is about to happen.” — Leigh Bardugo

19. “If you still believe in fairness, then you’ve led a very lucky life.” — Leigh Bardugo

20. “I have been made to protect you. Even in death, I will find a way.” — Leigh Bardugo

21. “Nothing like being shot at a few times to make you a fast learner.” — Leigh Bardugo

22. “She would fight for him, but she could not heal him. She would not waste her life trying.” — Leigh Bardugo

23. “She had chosen to live freely as a killer rather than die quietly as a slave, and she could not regret that.” — Leigh Bardugo

24. “I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together—knives drawn, pistols blazing.” — Leigh Bardugo

25. “That was how you survived when you weren’t chosen, when there was no royal blood in your veins. When the world owed you nothing, you demanded something of it anyway.” — Leigh Bardugo