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141 " Nan always said that as long as there is life, there is hope. "
― Sabaa Tahir , An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
142 " But you, Helene Aquilla, are no swift-burning spark. You are a torch against the night - if you dare to let yourself burn. "
― Sabaa Tahir , A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2)
143 " In the night, your loneliness crushes you, as if the sky itself has swooped down to smother you in its cold arms. "
144 " Just because he's a good leader doesn't mean he's a good person. "
145 " Laia is curled in a ball on the other, one hand on her armlet, fast asleep. "You are my temple", I murmur as I knee beside her. "You are my priest. You are my prayer. You are my release."- Elias "
146 " Emifal firdaant. May death claim me first. "
― Sabaa Tahir , A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4)
147 " But I’m not strong. I’m weak, and I’m sick of pretending I’m not. "
148 " Fear is only your enemy if you allow it to be. Too much fear and you're paralyzed. Too little fear and you're arrogant. "
149 " Hope is stronger than fear. It is stronger than hate. "
― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)
150 " I do not doubt, I do not hesitate. I am the Lioness's daughter, and I have the Lioness's strength. "
151 " Skies save me from the men in my life and all the things they think they know. "
152 " Perhaps I have become so accustomed to the burden of secrets that I do not notice their weight until I am free of it. "
153 " Fools pay attention to words in a fight. Warriors take advantage of them. "
154 " Once, I'd have wanted that. I'd have wanted someone to tell me what to do, to fix everything. Once, I'd have wanted to be saved. "
155 " The best lies come from the truth. "
156 " Would that we all knew the cracked terrain of each other’s broken hearts. Perhaps then, we would not be so cruel to those who walk this lonely world with us. "
157 " True suffering lies in the expectation of pain as much as in the pain itself. "
158 " Love. I sigh. Love is joy coupled with misery, elation bound to despair. It is a fire that beckons me gently and then burns when I get too close. I hate love. I yearn for it. And it drives me mad. "
159 " The field of battle is my temple. I mentally chant a saying my grandfather taught me the day he met me, when I was six. He insists it sharpens the mind the way a whetstone sharpens a blade. The swordpoint is my priest. The dance of death is my prayer. The killing blow is my release. "
160 " Draw a line in your mind. Never cross it again. You have a soul. It's damaged, but it's there. Don't let them take it from you, Elias. "