68 Quotes by S.A. Chakraborty

Nahri rose to her feet. "We need to retrieve Suleiman's seal," she declared. "It's our only hope of defeating them." She glanced down at Ali, reaching out her hand. "Are you with me?"Ali took a deep breath but then clasped her hand and climbed to his feet. "Until the end.

Oh, calm down, Sheikh." Zaynab shivered. "It's cold up here.""Cold? We're djinn! You are literally created from fire.

Because a lost little girl from Cairo thought she was living in some sort of fairy tale. And because for all her supposed cleverness, she couldn’t see that the dashing hero who saved her was its monster.

He bowed. "You hear correctly." His gaze didn't ;leave her, the examination making her skin crawl. He shook his head. "Astonishing. I never imagined I'd meet a real Nahid."With a curse, Zaynab followed. "If I've not said it lately, I think I hate you.""You know, for a magical being, you have a terrible sense of adventure," Nahri replied, touching one of the eddies of paint, a blue swell that looked like a wave.

With a curse, Zaynab followed. "If I've not said it lately, I think I hate you.""You know, for a magical being, you have a terrible sense of adventure," Nahri replied, touching one of the eddies of paint, a blue swell that looked like a wave.

Nahri looked out at the dark garden, her thoughtd roiling. The king was dead, the grand wazir was a traitor, the Qaid was gone, and Ali – the only one of them with military experience – was involved in a mutiny across the city.

He bowed. "You hear correctly." His gaze didn't leave her, the examination making her skin crawl. He shook his head. "Astonishing. I never imagined I'd meet a real Nahid."Nahri gritted her teeth. "Occasionally we're allowed out to terrify the populace.

Find out what you really are, what really exists in this world. Come to Daevabad where even a drop of Nahid blood will bring you honor and wealth beyond your imagining. Your own infirmary, the knowledge of a thousand previous healers at your fingertips. Respect.

Relax," Dara urged, looking embarrassed. "The lake knows to behave. We're perfectly safe here.""It knows... Do me a favor," Nahri seethed, glaring at the daeva. "Next time we're about to do something like cross a married-cursed lake that shreds people, stop and explain every step. By the Most High...