Court of Lions Quotes

“All of us have suffered one loss of another. All of us live in the shadow of that. And those losses do not absolve us of the choices we make.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“The world never stopped for a single broken heart.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“Sometimes," she said contemplatively, "all the paths lead where we would rather not go. Sometimes you can't outrun home or destiny.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“The dead are gone, and we survived.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“It's not about the teller," I said. "But the fortune. Good or ill, true or false, it haunts the listener.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“She caught me staring and raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Nothing," I said, shaking my head. "You're just - you'll b a fantastic queen someday. You know that, don't you?"
She widened her eyes, bewildered. "Because I can stand still in sunlight?"
I laughed. "Yes. That's what I meant.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“I wanted Maram free. I saw the makings of a great queen in her, the traces of her mother's legacy in her blood. She had a shrewdness in her that would aid her, and a kindness that had rarely been given an opportunity to flourish.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“And despite that - when the time came to choose between my life and yours, I chose your life, Maram."
Her gaze was hollow and disconnected. "Why?"
"Because you are our only hope," I said. "Because I saw something tremendous in you."
Her head jerked up and her eyes widened. "What?"
"You have the makings of a great queen, Maram," I said. "And I did what I could to save that."
"Really?" she said hoarsely. She blinked rapidly. "Do you still think that?"
"Yes.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“The difficulty is in knowing when you have waited long enough, and when just surviving becomes untenable.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions

“The planet is mine.”
― Somaiya Daud, Court of Lions