Julia

“It's not haunted". Wajed countered. "It simply... misses its founding family."

"The stairs vanished under me the last time I was there, uncle," Ali pointed out. "The water in the fountains turns to blood so often than people don't drink it."

"So it misses them a lot.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass

“For a people who honored the ascent and descent of the sun, marking the first and last glimpse of its burning orb with quiet gratitude to their Creator, this time farthest from its presence was meant for being safe and asleep with their loved ones, a fire altar burning to keep the demons out. But Dara had no loved ones and was a demon himself, so here he was.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold

“She told me to keep myself whole. That there wasn’t any shame in taking care of yourself in order to help those who needed you.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold

“I can count my short reign a success if I manage to convince the two most stubborn people in Daevabad to do something they don't want to do.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper