11 Quotes by Mahvesh Murad

The power I exert, I do so because I am wise, and clever, and know something of the turning of the world.

Liquid silver and silk...

It seems to me that the woman who saves the sickly child by her skill is called a witch, and the one who cannot save the child who is destined to die is also called the same. Success or failure, a woman of power is always prey to suspicion.

The blessed lives of model-types, banking on the envy of the unwashed populace to earn their keep.

They were taller than the tallest men in the village

a swirl of smoke trapped in a glass bottle, an odd unlabelled thing unknowingly put up for sale.

The circle that they drew was laid with fresh petals from the cherry tree on a bed of salt...

Then he saw it. The feet of every man in the congregation were turned backwards at the ankles.

Just enough heat to smooth, not enough to scorch... Careful judgment, minute by minute.