Dawn of the Firebird Quotes

“Perhaps, but someone told me–someone who I no longer recall, but whose folktales have stayed with me, even as I fight against them; I think, in this moment, I am grateful I have them–she said there is comfort that the sky in its magical symmetry is shared by all, even home. The sky gilds the same sunrise, sunset and moon. The same constellations peeking slantwise against the black.”
― Sarah Mughal Rana, Dawn of the Firebird

“But a small begrudging part of me acknowledges the sense. Sajamistan inks arbitrary lines upon a map, allocates their sovereignty and names it for themselves. Borders are spaces, they are barriers on maps. People do not know they live in cages, yet each day, by pen and paper, they choose them willingly.”
― Sarah Mughal Rana, Dawn of the Firebird

“And of course, children are children through their dreams. Children only become monsters when all the dreams fade away.”
― Sarah Mughal Rana, Dawn of the Firebird

“The din of shouting shawl-makers pierces the market; they display glistening coins embroidered on tunics, printed from shuttles of wooden blocks.”
― Sarah Mughal Rana, Dawn of the Firebird

“It is the winners of history who justify wars, who put ink to paper, scribing lies, who shift blame for strife from one empire to the next.”
― Sarah Mughal Rana, Dawn of the Firebird

“But I cannot say such a thing to the students, for it would ruin their dreams. And of course, children are children through their dreams. Children only become monsters when all the dreams fade away.”
― Sarah Mughal Rana, Dawn of the Firebird