Surah

“Power dictates acceptability,”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“When you care about someone so much, you never want to see them hurt. You worry for their well-being. It’s natural. But it’s also that danger, that risk, that makes our feelings that much sharper, that much more agonizingly beautiful, isn’t it?”
― Jessie Chang, The Water Spinner

“You have to let the broken go, so you can begin again. That is the cycle, isn't it? Winter to spring. Death to life, old to new.”
― J.D. Evans

“There was something decidedly
fascinating about Cyrus; something potent and complex, and prodding him
for truth felt a lot like prodding a sore muscle; the results were both painful
and pleasant. She pitied him even as she detested him, understood him even
as she scorned him. He was a series of mystery boxes she wasn’t certain she
wanted to open, and whose hidden depths tempted her even as they scared
her.”
― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads