Ian > Ian's Quotes

“When the fear takes over, use the only thing more powerful, more indestructible, to fight it: your spirit. Your heart.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

“Pop used to say that standing by someone during their darkest times creates a bond. A sense of obligation that is less a weight and more a gift.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Torch Against the Night

“Most people,” Cain says, “are nothing but glimmers in the great darkness of time. But you, Helene Aquilla, are no swift-burning spark. You are a torch against the night—if you dare to let yourself burn.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Torch Against the Night

“Thank you for giving your life, that I may continue mine.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Torch Against the Night

“There’s something nearby,” she said. “Something up ahead.” The captain heard her and glanced back. “Something dangerous?” “Something dead,” Kasia said, and dropped her eyes to her saddle, her hands clenched on the reins.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“But wanting cruelty felt like another wrong answer in an endless chain.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted