Shahrzad Quotes

“Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.”

“Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.”

“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.”

“What are you doing to me, you plague of a girl?” he whispered.“If I’m a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.”“No. Destroy Me.”

“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 nothing. I was loved.”

“There is no one I would rather see the sunrise with than you.”

“Shazi, I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a source of constant torment. I despise figs. Lastly, I will never forget, all the days of my life, the memories of last night—For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you.Khalid.”

“For without a measure of arrogance, how can one attempt the impossible?”

“I love you, she said. Khalid lifted his head to hers. She placed a hand against his cheek. Beyond words.”

“This dangerous girl. This captivating beauty.This destroyer of worlds and creator of wonder.”

“You have a beautiful laugh. Like the promise of tomorrow.”