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“Mazen knew how powerful stories were. It had been stories that had swayed the sultan's heart after the wife killings and, only recently, stories that had painted Mazen as the murderer who had stolen his father's life. But down here, Mazen was not yet shackled to that lie. Down here, the narrative was still his to control.”

Stories Power Lies Narrative Control Truths

Book:The Ashfire King

Source: The Ashfire King

“Your mind is a fortress, thief. You limit yourself by keeping the gates closed.”

Mind Fear Power Limits Connection

Book:The Ashfire King

Source: The Ashfire King

“Qadir sighed in her ear. "Why do humans thank the gods for things they do not do?" "Because they are fools that believe in fate," Loulie said bitterly.”

Prayer Power Fate Gods Jaded

Book:The Stardust Thief

Source: The Stardust Thief

“Loulie flinched. So the marid had been punished for pacifism. She thought of Mazen, who had been abused for his kind heart, and of her tribe, who had perished simply for existing in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was as Mazen had said: it was always the people caught between greater powers that suffered.”

Kind Suffering Power Innocent Pacifism

Author:Chelsea Abdullah