Rehan Khan > Quotes

“My father always says, to know a man, you must visit his library, for the contours of his mind have been shaped by the words on his bookshelf”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“I always wanted to travel, but now that I am, all I want is to go home”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“Hard times don’t last for ever, hard people do”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“Strength is about pulling yourself together, even after you’ve been shattered into a thousand pieces. Falling is merely the first movement we take before rising”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“The appearance of the mountain changes, according to when in the day you beheld it and which side you approached it from. Our intellect is thus limited, so it is best not to judge others, for they may also be gazing upon the same mountain but simply viewing it from a different angle - Huja”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Do you miss home? Awa asked. “Home is where you find comfort” John replied.”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“Every step we take in life, is one step closer to our death - Huja”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Raising the sword aloft is sometimes the only way to make the other side stand down.”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“The sun was a fiery furnace of gold, but finally it set in the west and the cosmos glittered like a million burning embers, briefly reminding Awa of poetry readings under starry skies in Timbuktu”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“Life is full of risks, but the biggest one is doing nothing at all - Anver”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“He never felt ready. Just, almost. Yet, almost would have to do - Will”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Even when we fall, we can look to the stars and know one day we will be amongst them - Gurkan”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“You only get to know yourself when you travel - Will”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“When we stop caring, the world hurts a lot - Awa”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Freezing winter snow was not meant for Songhai like Awa, she belonged to the sun, and the sooner she returned to it, the better”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“He always used to tell us that our attitude and the way we spent our time, defined our character - Awa”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Even the dreamer must live, without which, what hope remains of their dreams being fulfilled - Gurkan”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Without hope, death is merely the doorway to darkness. An oblivion from which none returns. With hope, death becomes the gateway to everlasting light, an illumination of the sensorium - Huja”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“In the depths of darkness, search for the heavenly light to guide you. Hold firm to the Lord of the Worlds. He will bring you back to us.”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“The bleakness weighed heavy on her, yet Awa consoled herself with the knowledge that above the clouds, somewhere the sun still shone”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“You can be fearful of death. Just don’t be fearful of facing it - Konjic”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“The world is agony. When you die, you’ll get some rest”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“Men like me survive in a world where dog eats dog”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“Each person is afflicted by a private sadness; sometimes it materialises to the surface in the most peculiar way - Konjic”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Unfortunately, in this unruly world, a man of peace would be a pauper, for violence was the only currency that mattered.”
― Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk

“The Ruzgär had thrived on danger. Now they had become the danger.”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“To slaughter one’s ego, I found there to be only one cure, travel - Huja”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Power is a corrupting force, as is the fear of losing it. I cannot wield this power - Konjic”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Sometimes you arrive in a place, not where you want to be, but where you need to be - Konjic”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour

“Every religious tradition contains truth, so there is little point arguing whose truth is clearer, as we are all headed up the same mountain - Huja”
― Rehan Khan, A King's Armour