The Final Strife Quotes

“I've realized a world run by people who think they are better will never be better for everyone.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“I have always been envious of the Abosom and their faith in a God they cannot see. Today I am envious of you, child, of the faith you have in others. To be that open is to be free.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“remember what it felt like…being part of something bigger. Something that carries you along like a grain of sand. You can’t fight it—you don’t want to—because alone you are just one grain. Together you are the desert.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“Grief is like a scab, each day you heal a little more, the blood clotting, the skin stitching together. But once a year you peel back the protective crust, each time expecting a scar, but instead the blood still gushes forth.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“When has anyone ever calmed down after being told to?”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“I know, I’m sorry.” It was the type of apology that one person does for a collective. A pathetic assurance that everyone was sorry for the bigotry committed, even if they didn’t show it. It was the apology of the bystander,”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“But the truth had a way of shifting the sand dunes of her life, and Sylah wasn't ready for a new landscape.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“Blood will always flow when an empire thrives.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“Love may give you strength, but retribution gives you purpose”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“How nice it is to be so blinded by your own riches that you can't see whose back your home is built upon.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

“And we cannot be unmade. Just because you turned your back on who you are doesn’t mean the fight has stopped.” That’s the thing with unspoken words: sometimes they reach for you.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife