astrid⭐

“Call me sentimental, but there’s something beautiful about anything built for one purpose that refuses to die, even once that purpose is gone.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Same Backward as Forward

“I don’t need peace,” she said softly. “I want war.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Every Spiral of Fate

“Maybe he’s dying?” suggested Omid. “I’m never that lucky,” said Kamran.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Every Spiral of Fate

“Hazan, he said, I have to fall back. The dragons know where to go and they’ll carry you to safety no matter what happens next—
"Wait—where are you going—?"
I must head off the other riders. All you need to do is hang on.
"Cyrus, you idiot you can't head off a team of riders on your own. You're going to get yourself killed—"
I’m not so easily killed, said Cyrus. She only makes it seem that way.
"You self-righteous bastard," said Hazan angrily. "You really think this is the time to be melodramatic?”
― Tahereh Mafi, Every Spiral of Fate