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Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) QUOTES

Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) QUOTES

1 " People will see what they want to see. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

2 " You are my oath now, Maia Tamarin. And you'll never be free of me. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

3 " I want you to know that some journeys have ends, but not this one. This one will change you. Irrevocably." "Don't all journeys change you?" "It isn't the same." He leaned forward. "I, too, once journeyed beyond the stars." "What did you find?" His voice turned lethally soft. "That it's just the beginning. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

4 " Seize the wind," I whispered. "Don't become the kite that never flies. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

5 " She gave off a little neigh when I reached to touch her cheek. I fell in love with her immediately.
"You like her more than me," Edan pouted.
"That's not hard to do." I petted her mane again; then offered Edan a small smile. "But thank you. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

6 " You'll learn that certain things aren't worth the trouble. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

7 " The more you worry about it, the less you'll be able to concentrate. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

8 " Above, the stars faded behind the misty sky, and the sun fanned its light upon us. We melted into each other until the dawn slid into dusk, and the sun paled into the moon, and the stars, once lost, became found again. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

9 " I whirled around, but Edan was gone. I let out an exasperated sigh. Never had I met anyone so insufferably pleased with himself. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

10 " A sketchbook for a cloak? Hardly seems like a fair trade."
"It's a magic sketchbook," Edan said, reaching for it.
I rolled my eyes. "Really."
"See, when you turn it upside down, sand falls out." Edan smiled widely as he caught the desert's golden grains in his palm. "Sand, sand, and more sand."
"Oh, you! "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

11 " I saw how protective Delann is of you. Yet he respects you. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

12 " I'd battled ghosts and touched the stars. I'd climbed a mountain to the moon and conquered the fury of the sun. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

13 " All legends have a spark of truth. Sometimes more than a spark. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

14 " I knew then that we were like two pieces of cloth, sewn together for life. Our stitches couldn't be undone. I wouldn't let them. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

15 " It was a tale of a boy, too. A boy who could fly but not swim. A boy with the powers of the gods but the shackles of a slave. A boy who loved me. It was a tale still being written. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

16 " Sometimes finding the way is tricky, but you always do. As long as you don't give up. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

17 " You're used to being underestimated, so you want to prove yourself. Don't let that be your crutch. Accept help when you need it. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

18 " But I would give up the sun and moon and stars if it meant saving him. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

19 " You will hold the seams of our family together, Maia. No other tailor in the world can do that. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

20 " What keeps you up at night?" I asked. "You're never in your tent."
A cloud passed over his face. "Demons and ghosts." With a faint smile, he added, "And not having enough books to read. "

― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)