16 Quotes by Intisar Khanani

There are many kinds of light. The light of friendship can dispel all darkness.

Should I run so far that I reach the sea, I should not have run far enough, for the thing I run from rides on my back and in my blood and will not be shaken.

It may not be pretty, but sometimes justice has to be hard to keep the rest of us straight and safe.

Absolutely. Justice served with a side of pineapple. That's what I'm here for.

I never called you foolish," Bren says softly. "Rae." His fingers move uncertainly on his thigh, twitching toward me, then back to curl into a fist on his leg. It's the first uncertain movement I can remember him making.

I am suddenly and deeply furious, enraged that my body should have been violated so. I have never loved it enough; I realize that now, in the face of having it so abused. My plain features and strong build are mine, just as my turned foot is, born with me and part of who I am.

When you have chosen a path, you must walk it with courage.

This is how you survive: one breath to the next, refusing each thought as it comes to you. This is how you get through the worst of things.

Their laughter hides their loss, their smiles hide their grief, their eyes hide a pain that will not be eased.