“My soul sees its equal in you.”

“Shazi, I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a source of constant torment. I despise figs. Lastly, I will never forget, all the days of my life, the memories of ...”

“You honestly expect me to breathe in a world without air?”

“Love isa shade of what I feel.”

“Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.”

“You have a beautiful laugh. Like the promise of tomorrow.”

“You cannot capture warmth in a toast, but you can capture toast in a warmth.”

“Well, sir, do you mean to remain there, commending my fathers taste in wine, or do you mean to accompany me to Ashtead?Set off for Ashtead at this hour, when I have been traveling for two days? sai...”

“Exaggeration is the kissing cousin of both truth and lie.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”