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Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2) QUOTES

Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2) QUOTES

1 " I don’t want you risking yourself for me,” he continued, his voice unhurried. “Not anymore.”

“I’m not risking myself for you,” Mariko retorted. “I’m here for me. Because I still have things I wish to accomplish with my life.” She refocused her attention on the misshapen mass. Slowly began chiseling away twisted fragments of wax, using a lacquered chopstick she’d pilfered from her evening meal. “It turns out my wishes have something to do with you. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

2 " The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" she said.
"I imagine the moon would be a thing of beauty on a night like this. But I prefer what I'm looking at now." His eyes remained focused on Mariko as he spoke. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

3 " Sleep well, Lady Mariko, You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

4 " Sleep well, Lady Mariko. You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

5 " You owe no man anything, Mariko."
"Especially not a man such as he." Mariko scowled. "Regardless, I will never be one of those ladies at court who worships a man."
"No matter the man?" Ōkami joked. "Even if he worshipped you?"
"No," Mariko said. "Not even for you. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

6 " Ours is a love stronger than fear and deeper than the sea "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

7 " Respect is not a thing granted. It is a thing earned. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

8 " Our deepest truths are usually the hardest to conceal. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

9 " Everything in life began with an idea. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

10 " You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

11 " For my son, born of a dragon and a phoenix. Fight not for greatness, but for goodness. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

12 " My fear — even when it is feigned — has more weight when it is matched alongside anger. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

13 " Loving someone is to lose control "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

14 " Lord Ranmaru, traitor and thief, will you marry a fallen woman with no chance of redemption in the eyes of our court?”

Ōkami laughed before he swept Mariko into his arms. “Yes,” he whispered in her ear. The feeling of warmth as his breath passed over her skin sent a thrill up Mariko’s spine.

“And will you swear never to interfere when I experiment with strange chemicals at all hours of the night?”
“Of course.” Ōkami framed her face between his hands. “Upon who else would I rely for exploding gourds and crystals that burn brighter than flame? "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

15 " You do not know what it means to be happy. Happiness is not a thing to be found here in the imperial court. We take moments of pleasure. Collect them and keep them tight in our chests. And we hope they are enough to fill whatever holes our truths leave behind. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

16 " Mariko realized that every person she’d ever met, from the smallest of children to the most notorious of thieves, had a life as intricate and significant as that of an emperor or a samurai or an elegant lady of the court. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

17 " Your passivity gives him leave to act like a monster. If you allow a monster to destroy everything in its path, then you are no better than the monster "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

18 " Real love was more than a moment. It was everything that happened after. Chaos in one instant, simplicity in the next. Everything and nothing in the space of a simple breath. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

19 " As swift as the wind As silent as the forest As fierce as the fire As unshakable as the mountain "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)

20 " All for the boy Tsuneoki loved most of his life, in secret. In his own whispered song. "

― Renée Ahdieh , Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2)