“ I understand how difficult it is, putting your heart in someone else’s hands. But, if you don’t, how will you ever truly know a person? Renee Ahdieh
“ Before she could stop her hands, they reached for him, as though they existed for no other reason than to touch him. Her fingers brushed across his jaw with a feather's caress before pulling away, and… Renee Ahdieh
“ It was easy to be good and kind in times of plenty. The trying times were the moments that defined a man.And love? Love was something that did much to change a person. It brought joy as it brought suf… Renee Ahdieh
“ Games? War is not a game, my friend. Games are for small children and old men like me. War is a young man's blighted delight Renee Ahdieh
“ I've never been angry to have been born a woman. There have been times I've been angry at how the world treats us, but I see being a woman as a challenge I must fight. Like being born under a stormy s… Renee Ahdieh
“ The tears and the pain all but blinding her, she forced open her eyes one more time, to a curtain of dark hair; to a waterfall of black ink spilling across the last page of her life. No. I’m not nothi… Renee Ahdieh
“ When will you tell him?' 'When I muster the courage or when I'm left with no choice - whichever comes first. Renee Ahdieh
“ In what world did you think you could get away with this?" Jalal seethed. "To my cousin? To my family?" His gleaming hilt continued its punishing onslaught. Renee Ahdieh
“ Because at that moment, with the press of Rahim's lips to hers, with the touch of his tongue sending wildfire through her veins, she knew she would always be home here. With this boy. In this moment.… Renee Ahdieh
“ A trickle of blood slid down his arm.He felt nothing. He only saw it.Because nothing hurt like missing her.He suspected nothing ever would Renee Ahdieh
“ I think beauty is rarely worth the trouble.” Shahrzad gripped Irsa’s hand tighter in sisterly solidarity. “But I am worth a great deal more than what you see. Renee Ahdieh
“ You are first and foremost a person. A reckless, foolish person, but a person nonetheless. If I ever say you are not permitted to do something, rest assured that the last reason I would ever say so wo… Renee Ahdieh
“ I'd much rather fall to my death than admit my weakness to you.""The captain of the Royal Guard wants to impress a lowly handmaiden?""A clumsy young man wants to impress a beautiful young woman. Renee Ahdieh
“ The more a person pushes others away, the clearer it becomes he is in need of love the most. Renee Ahdieh
