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161 " When I was a little girl in Thebes, I remember asking my mother what heaven was. She replied, ‘A heart where love dwells.’ Of course, I then demanded to know what constituted hell. She looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘A heart absent love. "
― Renée Ahdieh , The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
162 " Joonam. He'd called her that before. My everything. "
163 " Before she could stop her hands, they reached for him, as though they existed for no other reason than to touch him. "
164 " For without a measure "
165 " Every day, I think I am going to be surprised by how remarkable you are, but I am not. Because this is what it means to be you. It means knowing "
166 " Nothing about the facts had changed. Yet the picture looked different. "
167 " We women are a sad lot, aren’t we?” “What do you mean?” “Strong enough to take on the world with our bare hands, yet we permit ridiculous boys to make fools of us. "
168 " It must be a special book.""All books are special, dear. "
169 " You are a disaster. You flinch at the slightest noise, and you nearly ripped that poor boy’s head off for dropping his sword.”“The boy was stumbling about, wielding an unsheathed blade. I find it fortunate he didn’t trip and impale himself on the cold steel of his own stupidity.”“Your sarcasm gets more brutal with age. And with arrogance. It’s not nearly as entertaining now. "
170 " I feel certain you should not hold yourself responsible for anything that transpired, not that night or any of the nights after. I am young, and, therefore, I know my words only carry a certain weight with the world, but I do know enough to realize you cannot control the actions of others. You can only control what you do with yourself afterward. "
171 " If I'm a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.""No." His hands dropped to her waist. "Destroy me. "
172 " I beseech you my star...please see past the darkness. There is potential for boundless good in the boy I knew. Trust that the man you see now is a shadow of what lies beneath. If you would, give him the love that will enable him to see it for himself. To a lost soul, such a treasure is worth it's weight in gold. Worth it's weight in dreams. "
173 " For this was untrammeled need; this was a body of water and a soul of ash. The "
174 " am young, and, therefore, I know my words only carry a certain weight with the world, but I do know enough to realize you cannot control the actions of others. You can only control what you do with yourself afterward. "
175 " Caring about him meant he had real power over her. That he held sway over her heart. "
176 " Is it so arrogant to want something that doesn’t change with the wind? That doesn’t crumble at the first sign of adversity?” “You "
177 " But you do laugh too loud. And I hope you never stop.” Despina "
178 " Tariq’s eyes softened, their colors flickering in the shade. Their bright silver centers blended into rings of darkest ash, with black lashes that fanned against the soft skin of his eyelids. His brow had an air of severity that faded with the ready appearance of his smile. A day-old beard shadowed the square line of his jaw, further accentuating its finely wrought symmetry. "
179 " These two words from a boy who was less than nothing. These two words that gave her the will to fight off the demons: My queen. "
180 " Against all odds, I feel a drop of sympathy . . . amidst a sea of hatred.” “Khalid. "