Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
“You are indeed bound for the glory she foresees, if you choose that path. But isn’t it better not to know? Isn’t it better to wake up each day, living for the present rather than waiting for the future?”
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The Rose and the Dagger
“In that moment of perfect balance, she understood. This peace? These worries silenced without effort? It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to him. It was never about belonging to someone. It was about belonging together.”
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The Wrath and the Dawn
“Murderer, monster, madman… Khalid may very well be all of those things. But he’s also loved. By me and by my father. But, most of all, by Shazi. With her, he is as fiercely loved as he loves.”
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They Both Die at the End
“I cannot tell you how you will survive without me. I cannot tell you how to mourn me. I cannot convince you to not feel guilty if you forget the anniversary of my death, or if you realize days or weeks or months have gone by without thinking about me. I just want you to live.”
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A Crown of Wishes
“A story. This was the key to immortality. The things that made kings quiver and deities distrustful: Nothing but a tale.”
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The Star-Touched Queen
“He loved her. And she loved him. And in such bliss does devastation grow.”
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