370 Quotes by Sabaa Tahir

But it must be me. And in that moment, it hits me that with Livia gone, and until Zacharias comes of age, it will always be me. For a thousand things I don’t wish to do.

Shadows will bloom in your heart, and you will become everything you hate.

Laia is the wild dance of a Tribal campfire, while Helene is the cold blue of an alchemist’s flame.

Needing protection is not a weakness. Refusing to trust your allies is.

There will be so much more in between. So much uncertainty. I don’t know if we’ll survive the catacombs, let alone the rest of it. But it doesn’t matter. For now, these steps are enough. These first few precious steps into darkness. Into the unknown. Into freedom.

The freedom of this place, the ease of it – it feels like none of it is for me or my people. All this belongs to others, to those who do not abide at the crossroads of uncertainty and despair. It belongs to people so used to living free that they cannot imagine a world in which they are not.

It’s nice to be admired, Laia, by someone who means well. It’s nice to be thought beautiful.

You are lucky enough to love someone who loves you back. He is alive and breathing and in the same vicinity as you. By the skies, do something about it. For however long you have. For whatever time you get. Because if you don’t, I swear that you’ll regret it for all your years.

I recognize the smell – his smell – spice and rain.