Top 200 Renee Ahdieh Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “When I was in the desert, I woke each day and carried on with my life, but it wasn’t living; it was merely existing. I want to live. You are where I live.”

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52. “If you would, give him the love that will enable him to see it for himself. To a lost soul, such a treasure is worth its weight in gold. Worth its weight in dreams.”

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53. “But I’m not here to fight. I’m here to win.”

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54. “Understood what it meant to feel at home wherever you were. To feel as though you belonged in any moment, at any place, in any time.”

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55. “Because when we help one another, we are able to accomplish things faster.” Kamyar.”

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56. “Is it so arrogant to want something that doesn’t change with the wind? That doesn’t crumble at the first sign of adversity?” “You.”

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57. “You do not know what it means to be happy. Happiness is not a thing to be found here in the imperial court. We take moments of pleasure. Collect them and keep them tight in our chests. And we hope they are enough to fill whatever holes our truths leave behind.”

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58. “Where there is a setting sun, there is also a rising one. Seventy-two.”

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59. “Love was something that did much to change a person. It brought joy as it brought suffering, and in turn brought about those moments that defined one’s character.”

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60. “I will live to see tomorrow’s sunset. Make no mistake. I swear. I will live to see as many sunsets as it takes. And I will kill you. With my bare hands.”

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61. “A veces, la familia que elegimos... es mas fuerte que la sangre.”

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62. “So I write it to the sky – I love you, a thousand times over. And I will never apologize for it. Khalid.”

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63. “A true plague of a girl. And yet a queen in every sense of the word.”

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64. “Those many quiet moments reminiscing on days long past. On memories ever present. “May.”

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65. “It’s inevitable. When you meet the one who makes you smile as you’ve never smiled before, cry as you’ve never cried before... there is nothing to do but fall.”

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66. “For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you.”

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67. “A shared history does not entitle you to a future, my friend.”

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68. “There is no one I would rather see the sunrise with than you.”

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69. “I love you, a thousand times over. And I will never apologize for it.”

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70. “Because when I kiss you, I want yours to be the first... and last lips I ever kiss.”

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71. “Some things exist in our lives for but a brief moment. And we must let them go on to light another sky.”

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72. “True strength isn’t about sovereignty. It’s about knowing when you need help and having the courage to accept it.”

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73. “I love you, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. There is nothing I would not do for you. Nothing I would not consider if it meant keeping you safe. The world itself should fear me if it stands between us.”

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74. “Give me a meaningful love or a beautiful death!” Alas, Omar was a greedy man. He’d always hoped to have both.”

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75. “It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to him. It was never about belonging to someone. It was about belonging together.”

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76. “I’ve missed the silence of you listening to me.” Shahrzad attempted a weak smile. “No one listens to me as you do.” His expression turned quizzical. “You don’t wait to speak,” she clarified. “You truly listen.” “Only to you,” Khalid replied gently.”

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77. “Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.”

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78. “You have a beautiful laugh. Like the promise of tomorrow.”

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79. “We are as a rose unfurling, becoming more clearly ourselves.”

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80. “The worst kind of lie – the kind shrouded in good intentions. The kind cowards use to justify their weakness.”

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81. “Some things do not have to be said. You didn’t have to tell me you were in love with Khalid Ibn al-Rashid. And I didn’t have to tell you I cried myself to sleep for weeks after you left. Love speaks for itself.”

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82. “Games? War is not a game, my friend. Games are for small children and old men like me. War is a young man’s blighted delight.”

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83. “If I am marching to my death, then I will march to it as a girl. Without fear.”

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84. “How right you are. You are not mine. I am yours.”

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85. “And he smiled a smile to shame the sun.”

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86. “The mighty Caliph of Khorasan. The King of Kings. Her beautiful monster.”

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87. “Tonight is a night to turn heads. Make them remember you. Make sure they never forget. You are the Calipha of Khorasan, and you have the ear of a king.” Despina put her hand on Shahrzad’s shoulder and grinned at their shared reflection. “More important, you have his heart.” She bent forward and lowered her voice. “And, most important, you are a fearsome thing to behold in your own right.”

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88. “You honestly expect me to breathe in a world without air?”

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89. “In the end, there is only time for love.”

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90. “But as you are young, I am old, and in my age, wisdom becomes less of a birthright and more of an expectation. In my life, the one thing I have learned above all is that no individual can reach the height of their potential without the love of others. We are not meant to be alone, Shahrzad. The more a person pushes others away, the clearer it becomes he is in need of love the most.”

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91. “Love speaks for itself.”

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92. “In this age of decadence that we live in, people’s minds are twisted and only words are loved but not preactial deeds.”

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93. “But I do know I can’t remember the last time I wanted something so much,” he finished in a quiet voice.”

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94. “And only those watching very carefully saw the Caliph of Khorasan lean back against the cushions and toy with the bangles on his wife’s arm.”

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95. “For a story was only as good as its villain.”

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96. “After all, every story has a story.”

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97. “Time and again, you wound me and walk away!” Her.”

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98. “I suspect she will be like air. Like knowing how to breathe.”

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99. “I think beauty is rarely worth the trouble.” Shahrzad gripped Irsa’s hand tighter in sisterly solidarity. “But I am worth a great deal more than what you see.”

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100. “Despina edged closer. “When I was a little girl in Thebes, I remember asking my mother what heaven was. She replied, ‘A heart where love dwells.’ Of course, I then demanded to know what constituted hell. She looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘A heart absent love.’” Despina studied Shahrzad as she spoke.”

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