Land of Sand and Song Quotes

“I don't believe in destiny. I believe we are the makers of our own lives and are only as free as we allow ourselves to be”
― Joyce Chua, Land of Sand and Song

“For some reason, he smelled of the desert, as though he hadn’t quite left it behind. It was sharp and rough, like the hide of a wolf, but mixed with the musky scent of campfires and sweet mulled wine. In him, she caught a whiff of home again, and the ache in her chest grew so large it could have cracked her open then.”
― Joyce Chua, Land of Sand and Song

“The desert was a living beast, merciless and wild. Its magic ran rampant, led by a mind of its own. Wanderers spoke of winds that whispered to them in the quiet hours before dawn and local tribes passed down tales of unspeakable creatures concealed by night.
And there in the heart of it lay a spring.”
― Joyce Chua, Land of Sand and Song

“For the first time in his entire life, he had allowed himself to entertain the thought of a life without the weight of his destiny on his shoulders, where he could live and love as freely as he wished. And it took a girl from the desert to make him dream of a life as someone else.
But that was not a dream he could afford. His fate was written in the stars. He was an arrow launched at birth, and he could not miss his mark.”
― Joyce Chua, Land of Sand and Song