“I was still swimming up, higher and higher, pulled by the sound. But I wouldn’t drown. I could already see the sky, iridescent and just beyond the water above me. And farther on, much farther, was dreamland. But for now, I wanted only to stay between them, floating on all that blue at last. But for that one instant, I concentrated on reaching the surface, feeling the water break across my face as I burst through it into the air to finally breathe on my own.” – Dreamland June 11, 2019Favorites, QuotesDreamland, Quote, Sarah DessenFaristha K.
“Fear and pain are immediate…when they’re gone we’re left with the concept, but not the true memory. Why else would anyone give birth more than once?” – The Tiger’s Wife September 19, 2016Favorites, QuotesNovel, Quote, Téa Obreht, The Tiger's WifeFaristha K.
“There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. When you kill a man, you steal a life, you steal his wife’s right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness. There is no act more wretched than stealing.” – The Kite Runner August 31, 2016Favorites, QuotesKhaled Hosseini, Novel, Quote, The Kite RunnerFaristha K.