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“And we remember that there must be a balance. No birth without death. No life without tears. What is taken from the world must be given back, and from him who takes and does not give back, who woul...”
“She was a blank, a wordless being. She was a hole in the universe.”
“Youre beautiful and wild and kind, and I cant stop thinking about you. A sunny, foolish smile breaks across his face. Its wrong and stupid and wonderful, Zahra. I didnt mean for it to happen, but h...”
“I do, and the now-familiar warmth of his lips steadies me. He tastes of salt and the wine we shared with the others at our small farewell party.Aladdin pulls away first and lifts one of my hands to...”
“I rest my head on his shoulder, feeling his heart beating against me. I wish I could gather time around us, slowing the minutes, making them last a lifetime.I was born on the island kingdom of Ghed...”
“As the poets say, stories are truth told through lies.”
“We were too greedy, grasping for immortality too soon. Perhaps if we had only been patient, content to wait, we would all have forever in the end.”
“The things that were once sweet to me are now bitter. The sun is not half so bright. The stars seem dimmer. All this wealth and luxury feels meaningless. All the world is in your shadow, Zahra. I c...”
“She said, 'People are like stars, but it's stories that turn us into constellations. If we don't tell our stories, we burn alone in the dark.”
“And what if you werent a jinni? What if you were free from their rules?I stare at him. His jaw tightens, his eyes steely with determination that frightens me to my core. A cloud drifts across the f...”
“There is no brightness without darkness. There is no body without its shadow.”
“I can't let the killing go on. No more death, not because of me. This is the only way. You and I both know it. Eio.”
“How many have died that I might live?And who has died that I might live?”
“The noblest life is the one laid down for another.”
“Well, that's the thing, isn't it? Everyone always blames the monster--but no one ever blames the one who created it. Isn't that right?" He sneered at Moira's limp form. "Tell me, who is the monster...”
“Tell me about your master.I nod. He is eighth in line to the throne, the son ofNo, no, Caspida interrupts irritably. Tell me what he is like.He is a gambler, I say. There is no point in lying about...”
“They all seem infected with a vivaciousness that isn't common in our compound, and there are more smiles on their faces than I've ever seen at once. And yet as I watch them, I feel more intensely t...”
“Now, when I look into his eyes, I don't see death - but eternity. For the first time in my life, I am looking into someone's gaze and realizing that not only do I understand what's in his eyes...he...”
“When I saw you in the hall with Darian, he says at last, I felt more angry than Ive felt in a long time. I was angry and . . . and afraid, that you wanted to be there, that you wanted him touching ...”
“Your father is waiting, so fly up that mountain and through the alomb. Find Nardukha and tell him I have upheld my end of the bargain. Now it is his turn.He stares at me, a dangerous light in his e...”
