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A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) QUOTES

A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) QUOTES

1 " Curse this world for what it does to the mothers, for what it does to the daughters. Curse it for making us strong through loss and pain, our hearts torn from our chests again and again. Curse it for forcing us to endure. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

2 " Speaking to him would mean learning about him. Understanding him. Maybe befriending him. I know what it is to travel with someone, to break bread and laugh and grow close to them. And though perhaps it's foolish, that frightens me. Because I also know the pain of losing friends. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

3 " But you are a paragon of perfection?" Cain tilts his head, appearing genuinely curious. "You live and breath and eat and sleep on the backs of those less fortunate. Your entire existence is due to the oppression of those you view to be lesser. But why you, Blood Shrike? Why did fate see fit to make you the oppressor instead of the oppressed ? What is the meaning of your life? "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

4 " I wonder if my entire life will be a series of moments in which I realize I’m an idiot long after I can actually do anything about it. Will I ever feel like I know what I’m doing? "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

5 " You are my temple. You are my priest. You are my prayer. You are my release. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

6 " I’m not—” I consider. “Never mind. I am jealous. Tell me he’s old, at least? Or grouchy? Or maybe a bit stupid?” “He’s young. And handsome. And smart.” I snort. “He’s probably rubbish in be—” Laia smacks me on the arm. “Battle,” I say quickly. “I was going to say battle. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

7 " I will find you, Laia. I will find a way. This is not our end. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

8 " ...I draw on every last bit of strength I have. I am a thing from the Barbarian's nightmares, a silver-faced, blood-drenched demon of the hells, and I will not let them pass. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

9 " My song is not one of peace. It is one of failure and pain. My song is one of battle and blood, death and power. It is not the song of Helene Aquilla. It is the song of the Blood Shrike. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

10 " First you will be unmade. First you will be broken. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

11 " Because I know this feeling sweeping through me all too well, the feeling that all my effort, all I have worked for, means nothing. That everything and everyone is a lie. That all is cruel and unforgiving and that there is no justice. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

12 " I witness myself through his eyes: angry and cold and weak and strong and brave and warm. Not the Blood Shrike. Helene. And I would be blind not to see what he feels for me. I am woven into his consciousness the way Elias used to be woven into mine. Harper is always aware of where I am, of whether I am all right. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

13 " I have survived this feeling before, and I will survive it again. In this fiery hellscape of a world, this mess of blood and madness, justice exists only for those who take it. I'll be damned if I'm not one of them. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

14 " You are young to stand so deeply in the shadow. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

15 " La ira más cruel proviene del dolor más profundo. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

16 " —Eres cruel, Elias —susurra contra mi boca—. Darle a una chica todo lo que desea solo para arrancarlo.
—Este no es el final para nosotros, Laia de Serra. —No puedo renunciar a lo que podríamos tener. No me importa el juramento sangriento que hice—. ¿Me escuchas? Este no es nuestro fin.
—Nunca has sido un mentiroso. —Frota sus manos contra la humedad de sus ojos—. No empieces ahora. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

17 " La esperanza es más fuerte que el miedo. Es más fuerte que el odio. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

18 " Hope is stronger than fear. It is stronger than hate. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

19 " Skies save me from the men in my life and all the things they think they know. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)

20 " 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. "

― Sabaa Tahir , A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)