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“That's a cruel thing to let yourself dream of," she whispered. "Isn't it?"
"It is," Malini agreed, sounding wretched and yet sweet, sweet because she was Priya's. "And yet. Women could marry women once in Ahiranya. And in my foolish dreams I can't forget that.”
― Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword

“I do not want you to hate me, she thought. I want you to like me. It’s absurd, but why else would I ask you to imagine me in my finest saris?
Why else would I ask you to imagine me beautiful?”
― Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne

“Can you imagine what that’s like – to be seen only for the life you could make, not the life you already possess?”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“A queen should learn the ways of watching. Like a falcon, she waits for her moment to strike. She also knows when she need not strike at all – when her shadow, her presence, is more than enough.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night