Amir Fadlan Quotes

“What tipped you off—about Stan, I mean?” I asked.
“Couple of things,” Alex replied. “He referred to Blitzen as the dwarf and claimed you hadn’t been in. Knowing how terrified you are of Sam—”
“I am not!”
“—I thought it was unlikely you’d skipped the shopping spree. So, I tested his story and called your phone. When I heard my ringtone, I knew he was lying about you being here. But the biggest clue? He refused to sell me anything. I mean, come on.” He gestured to his pink cashmere sweater vest and tight lime-green pants. “A real clothing salesman would have seen dollar signs the minute I walked into the store.”
― Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds

“I still think I rocked that blue tux,” I told her as we bagged my purchases.
“Oh, Amir.” She smiled sweetly and leaned in close, making my heart thump. “If you ever wear that again,” she whispered, “I’ll skin you alive.”
― Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds

“Amir, you look hideous.” My fiancée, Samirah al-Abbas, stared at my outfit in horrified disbelief.
“Really?” I looked down at myself. “But it’s a tux!”
“A baby-blue tux!”
“With a matching ruffled shirt and floppy bow tie,” I said defensively. “My uncle loaned it to me. I think it’ll impress your grandparents, don’t you?”
“It’s Jid and Bibi’s fiftieth wedding anniversary!” Sam sputtered. “You can’t wear—”
“Samirah.” My father emerged from the kitchen. “He is pulling your leg.”
Sam’s reddish-brown eyes blazed dangerously, and I suddenly realized that playing a practical joke on a Valkyrie might not be the best idea I ever had.”
― Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds

“I scooped up the coins from the floor. “I’m taking these for the Chase Space,” I told Alex, referring to our friend Magnus’s shelter for homeless children. “Anonymous donation for the kiddos.”
― Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds

“Sam stood in the middle of the store. With a spear of brilliant light in hand and wearing a suit of chain mail with a helmet over her green hijab, she looked drop-dead dangerous. If our religion didn’t forbid it, I would have kissed her.
“Let him go.” Sam’s voice radiated Valkyrie power. “Amir belongs to me.”
My heart swelled with pride. I felt like we could take on the whole world together, and—
“Not anymore,” Stan snarled. “As long as he wears the nábrók, he is bound to me.”
Oh.”
― Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds