Mariam Shaker > Mariam's Quotes

“I wondered if those paths would just keep taking us further and further apart, and if a day might come when we would be strangers to each other once again.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Grisha Trilogy

“You should always waste time when you don't have any. Time is not the boss of you. Rule 408.”
― Steven Moffat

“Rule 1: The Doctor lies.”
― Steven Moffat

“Never knowingly be serious. Rule 27.”
― Steven Moffat

“Never run when you're scared. Rule 7.”
― Steven Moffat

“Men are like fish,” Kifah said, the break in her voice giving away her unease.
“Shiny, and of little brain?” Zafira replied.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Emotions don’t define us. It’s what you do with them that’s important.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“How long did one have to live before death became a wish?”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Do you understand, brother? You’ll have me. No matter how thick the night, I will always be there to light your way.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Prince of Death, Demenhune Hunter. Titles don’t tell you who a person is.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Only a fool wouldn’t love her. After all that she’s endured and all that she’s lost, she still fights for a world that failed her.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Stranger isn’t it,” said Nasir, who was never one for contemplation. “How the darkness brought us together, and the light will let us fall apart?”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“I would rather die at a merciful hand then live a monstrous life.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Honor before heart, said the girl.
Delicacy fosters death, said the lion.
Destruction follows darkness, said the boy.
Power begets pain, said the king.
And they were all horribly right.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Only few can look at a monster and see it’s humanity.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Strange, isn’t it,’ said Nasir, who was never one for contemplation. ‘How the darkness brought us together, and the light will let us fall apart?’
Zafira shook her head, looking among them. ‘We’re not falling apart. We hunted the flame on Sharr, set free the stars across the skies, but it was only ever the dawn of our zumra. Now we make sure that light doesn’t go out. Forever. Together.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Your turn. What colour do you like most?"
"You," he said so softly it was only a sound.
The intensity of his gaze stole the air from her lungs. She shook her head. "That-"
"Every colour that makes you.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“We’re a zumra. We hunted the flame together, found the light in the darkness, but we were far from done, laa? Now we unleash it. We free the stars, shatter the darkness holding us captive, and return the world to the splendor it once was.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Were all monsters lonely, he wondered, pretending to be aloof and unafraid? Was it that falsity that nurtured them, cultivating them with careful precision, unique and unmatched?”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Why?” she asked in a broken voice. “Why is everyone so eager to leave me?”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“All that time away, and you’re still shorter than me,” Altair remarked from the shadows. “How was the performance? Do you think my baba was pleased?”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“She scowled. “One more insult and I will shove you off the edge of this roof.” He smiled that half smile, and Zafira wondered if it would ever rise higher. If he would ever find joy enough to carry his smile to the gray of his eyes. “I’ll take you with me.” That tone.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.”
― Lemony Snicket

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“Repeat after me, Gray: My feelings are valid.” “Stop talking,” Grayson ordered. “My emotions are real,” Xander continued. “Go on. Say it.” “I’m hanging up on you now.” “Who’s your favorite brother?” Xander called loudly enough that Grayson could still hear him even as he removed the phone from his ear. “Nash,” he answered loudly. “Lies!” Grayson’s phone vibrated. “I’m getting another call,” he told Xander. “More lies!” Xander said happily. “Give my regards to Girl Grayson!” “Good-bye, Xander.” “You said good-b—”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne

“Grayson felt his eyes turn to slits. "Not now, Alexander."
"Too fresh?" Xander asked. "Sorry, double sorry, triple, up to and including octuple sorry. You needed someone to get you out of your own head, and Nash keeps telling me that there are times when tackling people is inappropriate."
"Most times," Nash said.
Xander was not so convinced. "Personally, I think tackling is a valid love language, but let's not debate semantics here.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne

“Got any cookies?" Grayson asked quietly.
"I always have cookies!" Xander disappeared into the suite's kitchen and came back with a half-empty package of double-stuffed Oreos and the single tallest Oreo that Grayson had ever seen. "Octuple-stuffed Oreo?" Xander offered.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne

“Nothing hurts unless you let it. Nothing matters unless you let it.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne

“Grayson Hawthorne was power and control.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne