Rati Mehrotra > Quotes

“The only binds are those that you lay on yourself, or those that you allow to be laid on you.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Markswoman

“A spiritual warrior accepts his punishment with the same indifference that he accepts his reward.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

“Men prefer to keep power to themselves. They make rules that dictate who gets to use it, and how, and why. I broke those rules when I saved you with my magic, and I’ll never regret it.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

“She would not cry in front of this man who had torn her world apart. She would wait for an opportunity and kill him.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

“There are worse things than dying,” said Kyra. “To be trapped in your past—that is one of them.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Markswoman

“You were bringing me all those flowers when I was sick, like you were wooing me. How could my poor, weak heart resist?”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

“Never ignore dreams, child. They may be what save your life.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Markswoman

“To b evil is to suffer and there is joy in releasing others from suffering.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Markswoman

“Time will eat all Only Time will remain”
― Rati Mehrotra, Markswoman

“His gaze narrowed. “Why do you think the Portuguese are here, so far from their own country?”
“Greed,” she said after a moment. “It’s always greed.”
He nodded. “Europeans crave spice, are willing to pay its weight in gold.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Flower and Thorn

“This was the nature of knowledge; you had to be ready to find it anywhere, without prejudice and without judgment.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Mahimata

“Katyani’s heart lifted. It was good to be out of the gurukul, even if it was to hunt the bloodsucking evil dead.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

“Fardan bent to peer at her face. “What are you thinking?”
She pushed him away, annoyed. “I’m thinking what a fool you are.”
“I knew it.” He gave a satisfied smile. “You’re always thinking about me, even when you’re frowning.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Flower and Thorn

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― Rati Mehrotra

“They crossed the outer courtyard and exited the fort through the serpentine gates. Over a mile, and he’d carried her the entire way.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

“When has doing the right thing ever been simple?”
― Rati Mehrotra, Mahimata

“Kali the demon-slayer danced across the walls, holding aloft the sword of knowledge to cut the bonds of ignorance and destroy her enemy, falsehood. Kali, whose name literally meant “the dark one,” had been worshipped by millions before the Great War, Shirin Mam had told them. She was the oldest in the pantheon of deities that once flourished in Asiana. She was there at the beginning of things, and would be there when everything ended.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Markswoman

“But the right thing is rarely easy to do. In fact, that’s probably an excellent way to choose your course: What’s the most difficult and thorny path of all? And then take that one.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Markswoman

“You’ve got to learn how to kiss like that,” she said. “What teeth!” She’d meant to say technique, but “teeth” was an equally good choice of word.
“And you are an excellent judge of kissing, are you?” he said, glancing at her, his voice flat.
“A better judge than you,” said Katyani.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove