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161 " People fall in and out of love with the rising and setting of the sun. Rather like a boy who loves the color green one day, only to discover on the morrow that he truly prefers blue. "
― Renée Ahdieh , The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
162 " Cut the strings, Shazi. Fly. "
― Renée Ahdieh , The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn, #2)
163 " To me, you are magic. "
― Renée Ahdieh , Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)
164 " Destiny was for fools. Sharzad would not wait for her life to happen. She would make it happen. "
165 " It's inevitable. When you meet the one who makes you smile as you've never smiled before, cry as you've never cried before... there is nothing to do but fall. "
166 " For a story was only as good as its villain. "
167 " You laugh very loud—as if you are the only one in the world,” Despina commented.Shahrzad wrinkled her nose. “That’s funny. My sister says something very similar.”“I assume it makes little difference to you.”“Why? You’d prefer I stop?” she teased.“No,” Khalid said, as he strode into the Grand Portico. “I would not.”“Sayyidi.” Despina bowed.He nodded at her. “I cannot speak for Despina. But you do laugh too loud. And I hope you never stop. "
168 " Sometimes we must fall forward to keep moving. Remain motionless—remain unyielding—and you are as good as dead.Death follows indecision, like a twisted shadow. Fall forward. Keep moving. Even if you must pick yourself up first. "
169 " In the end, there is only time for love. "
170 " There is such strength in being a woman. But it is a strength you must choose for yourself. No one can choose it for you. We can bend the wind to our ear if we would only try. "
171 " The worst kind of lie—the kind shrouded in good intentions. The kind cowards use to justify their weakness. "
172 " It was never about belonging to someone. It was belonging together. "
173 " After all, every story has a story. "
174 " The mighty Caliph of Khorasan. The King of Kings. Her beautiful monster. "
175 " When I was in the desert, I woke each day and carried on with my life, but it wasn’t living; it was merely existing. I want to live. You are where I live. "
176 " No. He was not here to retrieve his wife. For his wife was not a thing to be retrieved. "
177 " If I am marching to my death, then I will march to it as a girl. Without fear. "
178 " I've always believed a man is what he does, not what others say. "
179 " I have learned above all is that no individual can reach the height of their potential without the love of others. We are not meant to be alone, Shahrzad. The more a person pushes others away, the clearer it becomes he is in need of love the most. "
180 " if you ask me, the best way to go about flying is to cut the strings tying you down "