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

“There is no one I would rather see the sunrise with than you.”

“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.”

“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.”