370 Quotes by Sabaa Tahir

Slavers catch lies the way spiders catch flies.

May death claim me first.

But you, Helene Aquilla, are no swift-burning spark. You are a torch against the night – if you dare to let yourself burn.

I’ve known him all my life, Harper. But when I was crawling through that tunnel, when I knew he was fighting and dying for me, all I could think was that I was so thankful it wasn’t you up there. Because if it had been, we’d have died together.

The best lies come from the truth.

The field of battle is my temple. The swordpoint is my priest. The dance of death is my prayer. The killing blow is my release.

Willpower alone cannot change one’s fate.

Perhaps I have become so accustomed to the burden of secrets that I do not notice their weight until I am free of it.

So many bleeding, stupid questions. Do girls think like this all the time? No wonder they’re so confusing.