“Greatness takes time, Banu Nahida. Often the mightiest things have the humblest beginnings.”
―
S.A. Chakraborty,
The City of Brass
“In what world do men and women pay the same price for passion?” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“You're some kind of thief, then?""That a very narrow-minded way of looking at it. I prefer to think of myself as a merchant of delicate tasks.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“Not wanting to be destroyed by despair doesn’t make you a coward. It makes you a survivor.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“You don't stop fighting a war just because you're losing battles. You change tactics.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“I've had enough of men hurting me because they were upset.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Nahri always smiled at her marks.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“If you rule by violence, you should expect to be removed by violence.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“No, I wasn't afraid. I was tired." Ali's voice broke on the word. "I'm tired of everyone in this city feeding on vengeance. I'm tired of teaching our children to hate and fear other children because their parents are our enemies. And I'm sick and tired of acting like the only way to save our people is to cut down all who might oppose us, as if our enemies won't return the favor the instant power shifts.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Go steal some happiness for yourself, my friend," she said shortly. "Trust me when I say the chance doesn't always come back.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Because a lost little girl from Cairo thought she was living in some sort of fairy tale. And because for all her supposed cleverness, she couldn’t see that the dashing hero who saved her was its monster.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“I do not believe ambitious men who say the only route to peace and prosperity lies in giving them more power—particularly when they do it with lands and people who are not theirs.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“She told me to keep myself whole. That there wasn’t any shame in taking care of yourself in order to help those who needed you.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“For this scribe has read a great many of these accounts and taken away another lesson: that to be a woman is to have your story misremembered. Discarded. Twisted.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“Someone steals from me, I steal from others, and I'm sure the people I stole from will eventually take something that doesn't belong to them. It's a circle. - Nahri” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“For the greatest crime of the poor in the eyes of the wealthy has always been to strike back. To fail to suffer in silence and instead disrupt their lives and their fantasies of a compassionate society that coincidentally set them on top. To say no.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“I'm coming back, Nahri," he promised. "You're my Banu Nahida. This is my city." His expression was defiant. "Nothing will keep me from either of you.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“People do not thrive under tyrants, Alizayd; they do not come up with innovations when they're busy trying to stay alive, or offer creative ideas when error is punished by the hooves of a karkadann.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Can I swim?” he snapped, as if the very idea offended him. "Can you burn?” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“In what world do men and women pay the same price for passion?” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“You're some kind of thief, then?""That a very narrow-minded way of looking at it. I prefer to think of myself as a merchant of delicate tasks.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“Not wanting to be destroyed by despair doesn’t make you a coward. It makes you a survivor.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“You don't stop fighting a war just because you're losing battles. You change tactics.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“I've had enough of men hurting me because they were upset.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Nahri always smiled at her marks.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“If you rule by violence, you should expect to be removed by violence.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“No, I wasn't afraid. I was tired." Ali's voice broke on the word. "I'm tired of everyone in this city feeding on vengeance. I'm tired of teaching our children to hate and fear other children because their parents are our enemies. And I'm sick and tired of acting like the only way to save our people is to cut down all who might oppose us, as if our enemies won't return the favor the instant power shifts.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Go steal some happiness for yourself, my friend," she said shortly. "Trust me when I say the chance doesn't always come back.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Because a lost little girl from Cairo thought she was living in some sort of fairy tale. And because for all her supposed cleverness, she couldn’t see that the dashing hero who saved her was its monster.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“I do not believe ambitious men who say the only route to peace and prosperity lies in giving them more power—particularly when they do it with lands and people who are not theirs.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“She told me to keep myself whole. That there wasn’t any shame in taking care of yourself in order to help those who needed you.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold
“For this scribe has read a great many of these accounts and taken away another lesson: that to be a woman is to have your story misremembered. Discarded. Twisted.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“Someone steals from me, I steal from others, and I'm sure the people I stole from will eventually take something that doesn't belong to them. It's a circle. - Nahri” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“For the greatest crime of the poor in the eyes of the wealthy has always been to strike back. To fail to suffer in silence and instead disrupt their lives and their fantasies of a compassionate society that coincidentally set them on top. To say no.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“I'm coming back, Nahri," he promised. "You're my Banu Nahida. This is my city." His expression was defiant. "Nothing will keep me from either of you.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
“People do not thrive under tyrants, Alizayd; they do not come up with innovations when they're busy trying to stay alive, or offer creative ideas when error is punished by the hooves of a karkadann.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper
“Can I swim?” he snapped, as if the very idea offended him. "Can you burn?” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass
