Aru Shah and the Song of Death Quotes

“All I'm saying is that no one can take your place if you make room for them. Trust yourself more than you distrust others.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“It is when we stop listening, that we commit the greatest wrongs.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“A Pandava must be so precise and so skilled that they can separate a shadow from its host! They can grab the wind! They are as swift as - '
'A river!,' shouted Aru.
Mini hollered, ' With the force of a great typhoon!'
'With all the strength of a raging fiiiiire - ' sang Brynne.
'STOP SINGING MULAN!' shouted Boo.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Aru glared. 'Well, you swim in your own toilet!'
The fish did not have an eyebrow to raise villainously. But its tone managed the effect well enough, 'And you'll never know when I use the ocean as a toilet. Enjoy the mystery.'
It flapped its tail and swam off.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Fairness is like a multifaceted gem. Its appearance can vary, depending on the angle of the beholder.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Remember, in one light something may seem monstrous, and in another it is perhaps not so terrible after all.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Aru didn't want to see all those gray spaces between good and bad - she just wanted things to be easy.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Now, how do you think this door
works ... ?”
Brynne took one look at it and kicked it open.
“Wait ... that’s it?” said Aru. “I thought there’d be more to it! Like in Lord
of the Rings, where there’s a riddle door with the message ‘speak friend and enter.’
Except I can’t remember what friend is in Elvish.”
Brynne rolled her eyes, but her smile was warm. She stepped through first.
Aiden held open the door for Aru. As she walked past him, he said, “It’s
mellon, by the way.”
“Nerd.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Fairness is but an idea conceived by someone who has the power to make such pronouncements.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“There are certain horrific moments in life when the only way to fix an awkward situation is to be awkward.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“People enjoy seeing other people feel bad. It makes them feel better about themselves.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Answering a wrong with a wrong doesn't make it right.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Families weren't like a box of standardized-test-taking number two pencils. Families were like a box of assorted-color Sharpie markers: different, kinda stinky (but not in a bad way), and permanent whether you liked it or not.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“That doesn’t mean things happen without a reason.
We just don’t always know what the reason is. The world is inscrutable. It doesn’t owe you answers. You should only concern yourself with doing your duty.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Dehhhhh-spaaaaa-cito! Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito!”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Aiden really looked at her then. His eyes were wide and dark, but not pure black. There were flashes of blue iridescence in them, like in Urvashi's eyes. Maybe it was an apsara trait. It made sense to Aru. Apsaras spent so much time dancing in the night skies that maybe their eyes eventually mirrored them.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“[Nightmares] grow in my land, after all,' said Ratri, pointing at the dark expanse of her realm. 'They are seeded with moments of doubt, watered with the pain of tears not shed, and pruned by the ghosts of paths not taken. But that does not make them true.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Be honest,' said Yellow Stripe. 'Does this helmet make my head look fat?'
'Fat is not bad,' said Red Stripe, rolling his eyes. 'Stop looking at those magazine covers. They're totally enchanted.'
Brynne paused to raise her left fist in solidarity and kept moving.
'I know, I know...but the covers are so shiny...' said Yellow Stripe.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“What is fair and what is just do not always look the same.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Fights between good friends are a bit like lightning: a flash of anger and then it's fine.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Pandavas, will you see my truth?'
See well. Those words, uttered by Varuni, Sage Durvasa, Ratri, and Agni, echoed back to her. Aru's jaw clenched, but she nodded. She owed it to all of them, and, a small part of her said, she owed it to herself.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Now that they'd stopped running, Aru realized she was still holding the silver fruit. It was cold in her hands. Curious, she raised it to her face and inhaled deeply. Aru had never smelled a fruit like this....It didn't give off a scent as much as a feeling. It felt like a moment on the verge of passing. Hot cocoa on the brink of turning cold. The end of a good book. The prickling sense of waking up that always cuts a good nap short. It made her happy and sad all at once. She lost herself in it.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Just because something is not fair does not mean it is without reason or even compassion.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Once a story stops being told. it dies. Unless people find pieces of it later, polish them up, and breathe new life into them.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“No one can take your place if you make room for them. Trust yourself more than you distrust others.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Don't forget that misguided intentions are often the most dangerous.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Everything was so...massive.
It made sense - these were the treasures of gods. Seeing Agni change in size had reminded her that whenever gods fit in her field of vision, they were just humoring her.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Sometimes life isn't fair—but that doesn't mean things happen without reason. We just don't always know what the reason is. The world is inscrutable. It doesn't owe you answers. You should only concern yourself with doing your duty.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“Brynne shuddered. 'You're my best friend, but I would never like you. One, because you're basically my brother. Two, I prefer boys who can beat me in a wrestling contest.' She thought about this and added, 'Or girls.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death

“In her head, Aru had envisioned this epic leap where she soared through the air on the shield and pinned someone with her lightning bolt. In reality, she just slid forward and crashed into the back wall with a loud thud. Mini dropped her shield and Brynne ran to her.
"What the heck was that?" demanded Boo.
Aru groaned. "I don't know....It worked in Wonder Woman."
"Are you Wonder Woman?"
"I...am facedown in a pile of shame.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death