“Give me a meaningful love or a beautiful death!”

“To me, you are magic.”

“The more a person pushes others away, the clearer it becomes he is in need of love the most.”

“All we have is now. And our promise to make it better.”

“Love is a force unto itself, sayyidi. For love, people consider the unthinkable…and often achieve the impossible. I would not sneer at its power.”

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

“From the stars, to the stars.”

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

“Love is—a shade of what I feel.”

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

“Shazi, I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a source of constant torment. I despise figs. Lastly, I will never forget, all the days of my life, the memories of last night—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.Khalid.”

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

“My soul sees its equal in you.”