Smoke in the Sun Quotes

“Ours is a love stronger than fear and deeper than the sea”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Our deepest truths are usually the hardest to conceal.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have.”
― Renée Ahdied, Smoke in the Sun

“Everything in life began with an idea.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Respect is not a thing granted. It is a thing earned.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“For my son, born of a dragon and a phoenix. Fight not for greatness, but for goodness.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“I don’t want you risking yourself for me,” he continued, his voice unhurried. “Not anymore.”

“I’m not risking myself for you,” Mariko retorted. “I’m here for me. Because I still have things I wish to accomplish with my life.” She refocused her attention on the misshapen mass. Slowly began chiseling away twisted fragments of wax, using a lacquered chopstick she’d pilfered from her evening meal. “It turns out my wishes have something to do with you.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“My fear — even when it is feigned — has more weight when it is matched alongside anger.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" she said.
"I imagine the moon would be a thing of beauty on a night like this. But I prefer what I'm looking at now." His eyes remained focused on Mariko as he spoke.”
― Renée Ahdied, Smoke in the Sun

“Loving someone is to lose control”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“You owe no man anything, Mariko."
"Especially not a man such as he." Mariko scowled. "Regardless, I will never be one of those ladies at court who worships a man."
"No matter the man?" Ōkami joked. "Even if he worshipped you?"
"No," Mariko said. "Not even for you.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Lord Ranmaru, traitor and thief, will you marry a fallen woman with no chance of redemption in the eyes of our court?”

Ōkami laughed before he swept Mariko into his arms. “Yes,” he whispered in her ear. The feeling of warmth as his breath passed over her skin sent a thrill up Mariko’s spine.

“And will you swear never to interfere when I experiment with strange chemicals at all hours of the night?”
“Of course.” Ōkami framed her face between his hands. “Upon who else would I rely for exploding gourds and crystals that burn brighter than flame?”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“You do not know what it means to be happy. Happiness is not a thing to be found here in the imperial court. We take moments of pleasure. Collect them and keep them tight in our chests. And we hope they are enough to fill whatever holes our truths leave behind.”
― Renee Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“My mind exists on a mountain. Yours exists in a field. Should the mountain kneel before the field? ...Or will the field crawl to me?”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Real love was more than a moment. It was everything that happened after. Chaos in one instant, simplicity in the next. Everything and nothing in the space of a simple breath.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Your passivity gives him leave to act like a monster. If you allow a monster to destroy everything in its path, then you are no better than the monster”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Mariko realized that every person she’d ever met, from the smallest of children to the most notorious of thieves, had a life as intricate and significant as that of an emperor or a samurai or an elegant lady of the court.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Person a: Go to hell.
Person b: Save me the seat beside you.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Water shifts and flows with its surroundings, but I’ve realized something else. Still waters turn foul over time. Even if I am uncertain of the destination, I must keep moving. You must keep moving, before you rot from the inside out. Do not give up.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“As swift as the wind As silent as the forest As fierce as the fire As unshakable as the mountain”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Sleep well, Lady Mariko, You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Everything worthwhile in life came with a sacrifice. And Death always collected its due.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Fight not for greatness, but for goodness.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“We must distance ourselves from comparison.” Suke dipped her head in a bow. “That is the only way to be truly free.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Feeling pain and sorrow was not at all a sign of weakness. It was a sign of love.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“I only meant that it is sometimes difficult to see the future when you are so focused on the past.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie.” —Miyamoto Musashi”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Never worship any man, but always be worshipped.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“All for the boy Tsuneoki loved most of his life, in secret. In his own whispered song.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun

“Sleep well, Lady Mariko. You are loved. It isn't enough, but it's all I have.”
― Renée Ahdieh, Smoke in the Sun