An Ember in the Ashes / A Torch Against the Night / A Reaper at the Gates Quotes

“Mmm. You strike me as a jam-maker.'
'Really? Why?'
He grins down at me. up close, his eyes look almost black, especially shadowed as they are by long eyelashes. Right now, they shine with barely restrained mirth. 'Because you're so sweet.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes / A Torch Against the Night / A Reaper at the Gates

“I don't understand what you want", I say. "We're made through pain. Suffering. Through torment, blood, and tears.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes / A Torch Against the Night / A Reaper at the Gates

“You are my temple- I murmur as I kneel beside her. You are my priest. You are my prayer. You are my release...”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes / A Torch Against the Night / A Reaper at the Gates

“Where there is life, there is hope.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes / A Torch Against the Night / A Reaper at the Gates

“Laia. Laia, my sweet love.” Though she will not believe I loved her, it is the truest thing I have ever said.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes / A Torch Against the Night / A Reaper at the Gates

“Enquanto há vida, há esperança”.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes / A Torch Against the Night / A Reaper at the Gates