Delaney Zook

“Habibi was for friends and love that was real enough.
Hayati was when love became an all-encompassing thing. Deeper and deeper, until one became the other’s life.
Roohi was when a soul twined with its match and loved with the force of a thousand suns. When it slipped beneath the heart and tangled in the very fibers of an existence.”
― Hafsah Faizal, We Free the Stars

“Esha didn't want to acknowledge his presence, give him the satisfaction of an ounce of her attention. But she did look up. And her heart and soul flew out of her to lay themselves at his feet without hesitation.”
― Swati Teerdhala

“All Kunal knew was that for a moment he had thought he would lose Esha. He didn't think, didn't consider, didn't decide to kill the Pretender King of Jansa in that moment. The choice had been made for him moons ago, in a tree in the Tej, in the city streets of Gwali when he had fallen in love with a girl.

His duty had changed.”
― Swati Teerdhala, The Chariot at Dusk

“Inej felt wetness on her cheeks. Was she crying? After everything she'd done and had done to her?”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows