Tatem Herdina > Tatem's Quotes

“She wasn't looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword. ”
― Atticus Poetry

“From
the moment
I saw her
I knew
this one
was worth
the
broken
heart.”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“Brushing a girl’s hair
behind her ear
once a day
will solve more problems
than all those
therapists
and drugs.”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“She was everything real in a world of make-believe. ”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“Bookstores
are wormholes
to all the
could-have-beens,
the has-beens,
and all the maybe-be's.”
― Atticus Poetry, The Truth About Magic

“Keep your kingdoms
give me only
the open road
the stars in the sky
the smell of a campfire
around the next bend
and I will be as rich as any king.”
― Atticus Poetry, The Truth About Magic

“She wanted what every young heart wanted
for something beautiful to find her beautiful.”
― Atticus Poetry, The Truth About Magic

“She conquered her demons and wore her scars like wings. ”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“A sky
full
of stars
and he
was staring
at her.

—ATTICUS”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“It was her chaos that made her beautiful. ”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“She had just enough madness to make her interesting”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“Love her but leave her wild.”
― Atticus

“That was her magic—
she could still see
the sunset
even on those
darkest days.”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“It was never the way she looked
always the way she was
I would have fallen in love with her
with my eyes closed.”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“Thinking of you is a poison I drink often. ”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“She was another broken doll dreaming of a boy with glue. ”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“THE RIGHT
POEM
FINDS
US
EXACTLY
WHEN IT
NEEDS TO.

—ATTICUS”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“And the stars blinked
as they watched her carefully
jealous of the way she shone.”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“LOVE
COULD
BE
LABLED
POISON
AND WE’D
DRINK
IT
ANYWAYS.”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“I could see her daring a cobra to strike, swearing her venom would kill first.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“The tears and the pain all but blinding her, she forced open her eyes one more time, to a curtain of dark hair; to a waterfall of black ink spilling across the last page of her life.
No.
I’m not nothing.
I was loved.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“Jalal shook his head and moved toward Khalid. "She is. Please give her a chance to explain."
"Leave," Khalid commanded quietly.
"Don't let your fear and your distrust ruin this."
His uncle took Jalal by the shoulder.
"She loves you!" Jalal continued, his tone heedless. "This is not what it seems. Maybe it began as something else, but I would bet my life on what it is now. She loves you. Please don't fall to hate. You're not your father. You are so much more. She is so much more.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“For the wonder of a first love can never be matched.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“I suspect she will be like air. Like knowing how to breathe.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“Khalid’s features smoothed knowingly. “How right you are. You are not mine.” He dropped his palm from the door. “I am yours.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath & the Dawn

“What are you doing to me, you plague of a girl?” he whispered.
“If I’m a plague, then you should keep your distance, unless you plan on being destroyed.” The weapons still in her grasp, she shoved against his chest.
“No.” His hands dropped to her waist. “Destroy me.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“My soul sees its equal in you.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“I love you, a thousand times over. And I will never apologize for it.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“Shazi,

I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a source of constant torment. I despise figs. Lastly, I will never forget, all the days of my life, the memories of last night—
For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you.

Khalid.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“We women are a sad lot, aren't we?"
"What do you mean?"
"Strong enough to take on the world with our bare hands, yet we permit ridiculous boys to make fools of us."
"I am not a fool."
"No, you're not. Not yet.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn