02UndatedShazi, I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a source of constant torment. I despise figs. Lastly, I will never forget, all the days of my life, the memories of last night—For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you.Khalid.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
05UndatedGet up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
08UndatedLove is a force unto itself, sayyidi. For love, people consider the unthinkable...and often achieve the impossible. I would not sneer at its power.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
10UndatedThere's nothing you can do about the past." "You're wrong. I can learn from it..." Tariq dug his heels into his stallion's flanks, and the horse shot forward, painting a dark smudge across the sand. "And I can make sure it never happens again!Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
11UndatedThe more a person pushes others away, the clearer it becomes he is in need of love the most.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
13UndatedI'd much rather fall to my death than admit my weakness to you.""The captain of the Royal Guard wants to impress a lowly handmaiden?""A clumsy young man wants to impress a beautiful young woman.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
14UndatedIt was easy to be good and kind in times of plenty. The trying times were the moments that defined a man.And love? Love was something that did much to change a person. It brought joy as it brought suffering, and in turn brought about those moments that defined one’s character. Love gave life to the lifeless. It was the greatest of all living powers.But, as with all things, love had a dark side to it.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
15UndatedYou are first and foremost a person. A reckless, foolish person, but a person nonetheless. If I ever say you are not permitted to do something, rest assured that the last reason I would ever say so would be because you are a girl.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
16UndatedI think beauty is rarely worth the trouble.” Shahrzad gripped Irsa’s hand tighter in sisterly solidarity. “But I am worth a great deal more than what you see.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
17UndatedA trickle of blood slid down his arm.He felt nothing. He only saw it.Because nothing hurt like missing her.He suspected nothing ever wouldRenee Ahdieh / quote ↗
18UndatedBecause at that moment, with the press of Rahim's lips to hers, with the touch of his tongue sending wildfire through her veins, she knew she would always be home here. With this boy. In this moment. In this time. And that her heart would never be lonely again.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
19UndatedIn what world did you think you could get away with this?" Jalal seethed. "To my cousin? To my family?" His gleaming hilt continued its punishing onslaught.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
24UndatedWhen will you tell him?' 'When I muster the courage or when I'm left with no choice - whichever comes first.Renee Ahdieh / quote ↗
