Tale of the Heart Queen Quotes

“She’s like the sun, and everything else is just the stars lucky to be moving around her.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“I promised I would burn down the entire world for you, and I meant it every single time.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“My heart lives outside of me now, exposed and raw for the world to witness the monster I’ve become.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“Thank Zerra for small miracles. I shake my head. Not Zerra. Fuck that bitch.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“There is great magic inside the ark of Heart. Amara was the strongest of us. And after I’m done with the heir, you can kill her, and the people of Heart will die. Only then will the land stop fighting you.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“my throat swells with the threat of tears. It feels like they’re always at the surface lately. I used to hide them and stuff them away. I spent so many years pretending they didn’t exist, knowing they would only be used to hurt me, but now I understand how much they’ve helped me heal. These are tears of joy, not sorrow. These are tears that prove how strong I had to be. These tears remind me that I finally learned how to trust. The lies and the secrets are no more. Finally, I can be everything I’ve wanted without the burdens of my past defining me. And now I am free.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“Lor is a force that was never meant to be contained.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“we’re going to spend the rest of our lives making all of this up to each other, not because either of us did anything wrong, but because we deserve happiness.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“her tight pink nipples and the smoky darkness between her thighs.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“She makes me want to be the best version of myself,” I say, realizing how true it is. “She’s like the sun, and everything else is just the stars lucky to be moving around her.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“I once told Lor I’d follow her into the fires of the Underworld if that’s what it took. I never expected to mean that literally. But I did mean it, so I won’t hesitate.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“The dogs are safe. Nothing happens or ever will happen to the dogs. They’re both very good girls.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“It is the lot of a mother to wear her heart outside of herself from the moment her children are born.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“Nadir,” she says softly. “You’ve protected me over and over. You did save me. But it’s my turn to protect you. And this isn’t your fault. We’ve both been the victims of everyone else’s desires.” She takes my hand and kisses my knuckles. “When this is over, we’re going to spend the rest of our lives making all of this up to each other, not because either of us did anything wrong, but because we deserve happiness.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“My children’s pain will always be mine, too, Lor. I knew that from the moment I laid eyes on your brother. It is the lot of a mother to wear her heart outside of herself from the moment her children are born.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen

“Thank you for telling me where she would be. Rion’s words come back to me with the diamond-hard clarity of honed steel. But I refuse to believe them. If Nadir gave me up, he had a reason. He had no choice. He would never have done so willingly. After everything we’ve been through, I have to believe that. I handed him my trust, and I refuse to waver at the first test.”
― Nisha J. Tuli, Tale of the Heart Queen