Sabaa Tahir, An Ember In The Ashes Quotes
Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after. Such moments are tests of courage, of strength.
I never feared the night, not even as a child, but Blackcliff’s night is different, heavy with a silence that makes you look over your shoulder, a silence that feels like a living thing.
Exhaustion is temporary. Pain is temporary. But Helene dying because I didn't find a way to get her back on time—that's permanent.
I don't smile at her. It will only scare her. For a female slave, a smile from a Mask is not usually a good thing.
There are two kinds of guilt: the kind that drowns you until you’re useless, and the kind that fires your soul to purpose.
She's still clinging to the side of her mountain, just like I'm still wandering lost in my battlefield.
You—you were like me. You were a child. A normal child. And that was taken from you.”“Does that bother you?”“Well, it certainly makes you harder to hate.