Sadie

“Cruelty, I understand. But kindness frightens me, for my defenses are weak against it. ~Zahra”
― Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish

“Because happiness itself is a mythical construct, a dream you humans tell yourselves to get through each day. It is the moon, and you, like the sun, pursue it relentlessly, chasing it around and around, getting nowhere.”
― Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish

“Gold makes monsters of men.”
― Erin Bowman, Vengeance Road

“You’re a—you’re a—”
Say it, boy. Demon of fire. Monster of smoke. Devil of sand and ash. Servant of Nardukha, Daughter of Ambadya, the Nameless, the Faceless, the Limitless. Slave of the Lamp. Jinni.
“. . . a girl!” he finishes.”
― Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish