“ I barged through the palace, dripping a trail of blood behind me as I held the dead bird by the neck. Alwyn Hamilton
“ My mother had raised me on a thousand stories of girls who were saved by the Djinn, princesses rescued from towers, peasant girls rescued from poverty.Turned out, stories were just stories.I was on my… Alwyn Hamilton
“ It was a bad idea to play chicken with someone who'd known you your whole life. Nobody came out a winner. Alwyn Hamilton
“ I seemed to still be alive. Which was unexpected. I'd feel good about it when I stopped retching my insides up. Alwyn Hamilton
“ We were going to get Ahmed back. And Rahim back. And Shazad. And Delila. And all the others who had been captured. And we were going to end this. Alwyn Hamilton
“ I put a knife in your hand and your first instinct was to stab me.""You tried to stab me first," I objected without thinking. Alwyn Hamilton
“ You know, I never believed in fate until I met you... then I started thinking coincidence didn't have near so cruel a sense of humor Alwyn Hamilton
