Quotes by Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish

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Time has a different meaning for me, and these events that seem so monumental in the moment will one day be nothing more — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
I know who you are,” he says.Something about his tone causes my heart of smoke to flicker in response, and I throw my gu — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
I always knew it would end like this. It always does. There’s no point in fighting it, Aladdin. It is simply the way of — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
Women! They think it so romantic to break the rules. But what are we if we don't hold to tradition, am I right?" ~Darian — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
This is Roshana, the last queen of the Amulen Empire, back when my people ruled all the lands from the east to the west. — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
You understand why you must go through with this marriage.”“You say you couldn’t live with yourself if anything happened — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
Find me, my thief. — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
For the last few centuries, these jeweled fruits have been my constant and sole companions. The greatest treasure in all — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
The will of this boy thief flows in golden streams. It is the thread with which I weave, the colors with which I paint, — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
I rest my head on his shoulder, feeling his heart beating against me. I wish I could gather time around us, slowing the — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
I’m not for you,” I say desperately. “We are so different. Our lives are a thousand and one worlds apart. It wouldn’t wo — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
You’re beautiful and wild and kind, and I can’t stop thinking about you.” A sunny, foolish smile breaks across his face. — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
I do, and the now-familiar warmth of his lips steadies me. He tastes of salt and the wine we shared with the others at o — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
As the poets say, stories are truth told through lies. — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
When I saw you in the hall with Darian,” he says at last, “I felt more angry than I’ve felt in a long time. I was angry — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
The things that were once sweet to me are now bitter. The sun is not half so bright. The stars seem dimmer. All this wea — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
And what if you weren’t a jinni? What if you were free from their rules?”I stare at him. His jaw tightens, his eyes stee — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
Tell me about your master.”I nod. “He is eighth in line to the throne, the son of—”“No, no,” Caspida interrupts irritabl — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
Your father is waiting, so fly up that mountain and through the alomb. Find Nardukha and tell him I have upheld my end o — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish
But Aladdin says nothing.Instead, he lowers his face and softly kisses the side of my neck, his mouth trailing up to the — Jessica Khoury, The Forbidden Wish