Matthew

“She's still clinging to the side of her mountain, just like I'm still wandering lost in my battlefield.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

“Exhaustion is temporary. Pain is temporary. But Helene dying because I didn't find a way to get her back on time—that's permanent.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

“As long as there is life, there is hope.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

“It will get better. You'll never forget them, not even after years. But one day, you'll go a whole minute without feeling the pain. Then an hour. A day. That's all you can ask for, really.” His voice drops. “You'll heal, I promise.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes