Renee Ahdieh Quotes

“I-" Irsa took a careful breath to steady her words. " I have felt alone for most of my life. Until you." She placed the shell on his chest. " But I promise I won't feel alone anymore. I will never forget." She stood on shaky feet. "I will always remember."
"I love you Rahim al-Din Walad . Thank you for loving me in return.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Rose & the Dagger

“What I am has no bearing on who I become.”
― Renée Ahdieh, The Damned

“All we have is now. And our promise to make it better.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“It was the last thing I ever said to her. A lie. The worst kind of lie --the kind shrouded in good intentions. The kind cowards use to justify their weakness.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“You owe no man anything, Mariko."
"Especially not a man such as he." Mariko scowled. "Regardless, I will never be one of those ladies at court who worships a man."
"No matter the man?" Ōkami joked. "Even if he worshipped you?"
"No," Mariko said. "Not even for you.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“«No hay nadie con quien preferiría ver el amanecer mas que contigo.»”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“I once had a thousand desires,
But in my one desire to know you,
all else melted away.”
― Renée Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“Sleep well, Lady Mariko, You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Omar’s hand fell from Tariq’s shoulder. “A shared history does not entitle you to a future, my friend.”
― Renée Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“In the end, the monsters did possess the better stories.”
― Renée Ahdieh - The Beautiful

“A true hero would find a way back to her. Would seek a path of redemption for his lost soul. A chance to stand one more in the light.
There is no such path. And I am no one's hero. So I choose the way of destruction.”
― Renée Ahdieh

“«Ya habéis entregado vuestra vida. No espero... nada mas.»”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“Sleep well, Lady Mariko. You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“When I was a little girl in Thebes, I remember asking my mother what heaven was. She replied, ‘A heart where love dwells.’ Of
course, I then demanded to know what constituted hell. She looked me straight
in the eye and said, ‘A heart absent love.”
― Renée Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn