Rehan Khan Books & Quotes

“Strength is about pulling yourself together, even after you’ve been shattered into a thousand pieces. Falling is merely the first movement we take before rising”

Strength Recovery Rising Shattered Falling Rises

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Our friends are dead, but their memories remain, like a feather floating in the wind, with care we can preserve it.”

Death Memories Friends

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“All men are afflicted with some burden or the other,” he said, “and one can be fooled into thinking a fellow is uncaring when all he is, is heart-broken.”

Heartbreak Burden Heartbroken

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“He realised how poor he was. Yet he had seen wealth, so close by, in lanes filled with commerce, in homes like palaces. The gulf between wealth and poverty was it seemed a condition of every society.”

Poor Poverty Inequality

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“So many distractions, when all she wanted was silence, so she could understand what was going on”

Understanding Silence Distraction

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Death divides people, not souls - Konjic”

Soul Death Young Adult Fiction Historical Fiction Afterlife Adventure Fiction Ottoman Empire

Book:A King's Armour

Source: A King's Armour

“I always wanted to travel, but now that I am, all I want is to go home”

Home Travel Homesickness

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Do you miss home? Awa asked. “Home is where you find comfort” John replied.”

Home Comfort Homesickness

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“The sun was a fiery furnace of gold, but finally it set in the west and the cosmos glittered like a million burning embers, briefly reminding Awa of poetry readings under starry skies in Timbuktu”

Stars Sunset Cosmos Timbuktu

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“You did well, controlling your temper with the Portuguese. How you react to a situation is an illustration of your character.”

Character Character Building Anger Management

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“As your Commander, I remind you that we must work together, as what holds a unit together is trust, built on integrity”

Integrity Unity Teamwork Commander

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“You strike me as one who is patient, so you will know that things don’t always happen in the sequence you want them to”

Patience Patient

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Only you can decide the person you want to be.”

Choices Hope Aspiration Hopeful Aspire Hopefulness

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“You are the outcome of your decisions”

Decisions Outcomes

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“The dawn sky was a metallic grey and Awa knew there would be no sun today”

Sky Dawn Grey

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Remember, my sister, even the light of a thousand splendid suns falls short of the majesty of the Creator. He will save us.”

Hope Sun Creator Sisterhood

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Notions of rebellion had been expelled out of her by the stifling sun”

Sun Rebellion Exhaustion

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“The bleakness weighed heavy on her, yet Awa consoled herself with the knowledge that above the clouds, somewhere the sun still shone”

Hopeful Bleak Bleakness

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“My type of politics leads to a clash of religions, a clash of cultures and a clash of races. Your type of politics unifies under an imperial cause. In the end I will win, because dividing and conquering is far easier than unifying the hearts of men.”

Political Politics Conquer Clash Clash Of Civilizations Cultural Criticism

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Life is full of flaws. It’s what brings disparity, making one person rejoice and the other melancholy. It does not need to be fair. Only be what it is. Flawed - Huja”

Life Quotes Young Adult Fiction Fairness Sufi Way Ottoman Empire

Book:A King's Armour

Source: A King's Armour

“Perhaps your hatred of the Turk is due to your lack of understanding him”

Hatred Turk Ottoman

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“The Sultan is the most powerful man in the world. His supremacy is based on winning wars, yet all the people want is peace. Whether he is adept at this . . . well, that is quite another matter.”

War Peace Ottoman Sultan

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“The appearance of the mountain changes, according to when in the day you beheld it and which side you approached it from. Our intellect is thus limited, so it is best not to judge others, for they may also be gazing upon the same mountain but simply viewing it from a different angle - Huja”

Young Adult Fiction Historical Fiction Sufi Quotes Mountain Quotes Ottoman Empire Perception Quotes

Book:A King's Armour

Source: A King's Armour

“Every step we take in life, is one step closer to our death - Huja”

Young Adult Fiction Death Quotes Sufi Quotes Ottoman Empire

Book:A King's Armour

Source: A King's Armour

“Hard times don’t last for ever, hard people do”

Tough Hard Times Tough Times Dogged

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“You strike me as a good man, Commander, but where the good are put in charge of the wicked, empires will be destroyed. It is when the wicked are given oversight of the good, does empire become strong.”

Wicked Empire Commander Wicked People Empire Building Earl

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“When you are in a pit of vipers, you have only one choice, bite first - Dahag”

Young Adult Adventure Fiction Ottoman Empire Violence Quotes Viper

Book:A King's Armour

Source: A King's Armour

“The sea divides Africa from Europe. Yet the people who live in those lands, need not be divided. I’ve lived in both places and I know from experience we are more alike, than we’d like to believe”

United Europe Divided Similar Afica

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“In the depths of darkness, search for the heavenly light to guide you. Hold firm to the Lord of the Worlds. He will bring you back to us.”

Light Darkness Creator Heavenly Light And Darkness

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

“Dark times do bring out the darkest of deeds”

Dark Darkness Deeds Deeds Of Darkness

Book:A Tudor Turk

Source: A Tudor Turk

Rehan Khan Books

A Tudor Turk

A King's Armour

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