362 Quotes by Renee Ahdieh

Do you understand, Brat Calipha?” Despina continued.Shahrzad glanced over her shoulder at her handmaiden, in stalwart silence.Despina sighed. “On pain of death…you are as important to him as his own life.

Despina edged closer. “When I was a little girl in Thebes, I remember asking my mother what heaven was. She replied, ‘A heart where love dwells.’ Of course, I then demanded to know what constituted hell. She looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘A heart absent love.’” Despina studied Shahrzad as she spoke.

Cease with the displays of false modesty. The entire palace knows about it."A feeling of warmth crept up Shahrzad's neck. "Knows about what?"Despina grinned. "The Caliph of Khorasan going into the gardens at dawn alone. And returning with a single rose.

In my life, the one thing I have learned above all is that no individual can reach the height of their potential without the love of others.

«A volte», disse Rahim ansimando, «la famiglia che scegli… rappresenta un legame più forte del sangue».

E l’amore? L’amore è qualcosa che contribuisce molto a cambiare una persona, porta gioia così come dolore, e l’alternarsi tra i due forma il carattere di una persona. L’amore dà vita a ciò che non ce l’ha, è il più grandioso dei poteri; ma come tutte le cose, ha un lato oscuro.

The moment I saw him running toward you that morning, I knew you were going to save him, just as he saved you.

What are you doing to me, you plague of a girl?” he whispered.“If I’m a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.” The weapons still in her grasp, she shoved against his chest.“No.” His hands dropped to her waist. “Destroy me.

It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to him. It was never about belonging to someone. It was about belonging together.