I understand how difficult it is, putting your heart in someone else’s hands. But, if you don’t,...
RENEE AHDIEH There is no one I would rather see the sunrise with than you.
RENEE AHDIEH You have a beautiful laugh. Like the promise of tomorrow.
RENEE AHDIEH You are saddened by love's importance in the emir's life?"
He paused. "I am frustrated by its i...
RENEE AHDIEH Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.
RENEE AHDIEH It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to h...
RENEE AHDIEH The more a person pushes others away, the clearer it becomes he is in need of love the most.
RENEE AHDIEH Tonight is a night to turn heads. Make them remember you. Make sure they never forget. You are the C...
RENEE AHDIEH A true plague of a girl. And yet a queen in every sense of the word.
RENEE AHDIEH When I was a boy, my mother would tell me that one of the best things in life is the knowledge that ...
RENEE AHDIEH Love is a force unto itself, sayyidi. For love, people consider the unthinkable...and often achieve ...
RENEE AHDIEH A shared history does not entitle you to a future, my friend.
RENEE AHDIEH We women are a sad lot, aren't we?"
"What do you mean?"
"Strong enough to take on the worl...
RENEE AHDIEH For a story was only as good as its villain.
RENEE AHDIEH And never forget my heart is always in your hands
RENEE AHDIEH I-" Irsa took a careful breath to steady her words. " I have felt alone for most of my life. Until y...
RENEE AHDIEH You don't know the beginning of me." She trembled as she spoke. "And . . . you will never see the en...
RENEE AHDIEH Before she could stop her hands, they reached for him, as though they existed for no other reason th...
RENEE AHDIEH This dangerous girl. This captivating beauty.
This destroyer of worlds and creator of wonder.
RENEE AHDIEH She was a dangerous, dangerous girl. A plague. A Mountain of Adamant who tore the iron from ships, s...
RENEE AHDIEH Love is—a shade of what I feel.
RENEE AHDIEH Shahrzad,

I've failed you several times. But there was one moment I failed you beyond m...
RENEE AHDIEH Her conviction wavered further. “I told you; don’t try to own me.”
“I don’t want to o...
RENEE AHDIEH It was a quiet taunt...a poisoned glass of wine, meant to intoxicate and exsanguinate.
RENEE AHDIEH For without a measure of arrogance, how can one attempt the impossible?
RENEE AHDIEH But I do not see this as a shortcoming. For without a measure of arrogance, how can one attempt the ...
RENEE AHDIEH Cease with the displays of false modesty. The entire palace knows about it."
A feeling of warmt...
RENEE AHDIEH I know very little, and I still know more than you, Khalid-jan. I know love is fragile. And loving s...
RENEE AHDIEH My favorite color is violet. The scent of roses makes me feel at home, wherever I am. I do not enjoy...
RENEE AHDIEH Jalal," she said, "I can explain."
"There's no need."
"I'm not - "
"I told you; there...
RENEE AHDIEH Jalal shook his head and moved toward Khalid. "She is. Please give her a chance to explain."
"L...
RENEE AHDIEH Her own awareness had risen like the dawn on her back.Like a leaden sunrise veiled in a swirl of sto...
RENEE AHDIEH I love you, she said. Khalid lifted his head to hers. She placed a hand against his cheek. Beyond wo...
RENEE AHDIEH The mighty Caliph of Khorasan. The King of Kings. Her beautiful monster.
RENEE AHDIEH And how will you know when you've found the elusive someone?
I suspect she will be like air. Li...
RENEE AHDIEH With each word, he broke past every barrier, every wall. And Sharazad's will fought him, screamed a ...
RENEE AHDIEH Khalid would break every bone in your body for what you've done.
RENEE AHDIEH Do you know why I adore roses?" Shahrzad untied the knot of his tikka sash with deliberate slowness....
RENEE AHDIEH Murderer, monster, madman... Khalid may very well be all of those things. But he's also loved. By me...
RENEE AHDIEH Where were you?" Shahrzad tried to control the tremor in her voice.
"Not where I should have b...
RENEE AHDIEH The warm sound of her laughter stole through Khalid's skin, heating the coldest reaches of his soul.
RENEE AHDIEH You are ridiculous, Khalid Ibn al-Rashid. I am just one girl. You are the Caliph of Khorasan, and yo...
RENEE AHDIEH No.” Musa canted his mouth to one side. “When we are faced with our darkest fears, inaction is f...
RENEE AHDIEH The moment I saw him running toward you that morning, I knew you were going to save him, just as he ...
RENEE AHDIEH The darker the sky, the brighter the stars.
RENEE AHDIEH For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin ...
RENEE AHDIEH It does not take courage to kill. It takes courage to live.
RENEE AHDIEH No. He was not here to wreak revenge.
For revenge was trifling and hollow.
No. He was not ...
RENEE AHDIEH People fall in and out of love with the rising and setting of the sun. Rather like a boy who loves t...
RENEE AHDIEH And only those watching very carefully saw the Caliph of Khorasan lean back against the cushions and...
RENEE AHDIEH I know love is fragile. And loving someone like you is near impossible. Like holding something shatt...
RENEE AHDIEH When she wound her fingers in his hair to draw her body against his, he stilled for breath, and she ...
RENEE AHDIEH So you intend to go through life never loving anyone? Just … things?”
“No. I’m looking ...
RENEE AHDIEH And he smiled a smile to shame the sun.
RENEE AHDIEH It’s a fitting punishment for a monster. to want something so much—to hold it in your arms — a...
RENEE AHDIEH You are not weak. You are not indecisive. You are strong. Fierce. Capable beyond measure.
RENEE AHDIEH So you would have me throw Shazi to the wolves?”
“Shazi?” Jalal’s grin widened. “Hone...
RENEE AHDIEH You honestly expect me to breathe in a world without air?
RENEE AHDIEH Shazi,

I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a sourc...
RENEE AHDIEH I love you, a thousand times over. And I will never apologize for it.
RENEE AHDIEH Some things exist in our lives for but a brief moment. And we must let them go on to light another s...
RENEE AHDIEH My soul sees its equal in you.
RENEE AHDIEH Did we come all the way here for a book, Baba?”
“Just one, my child. Just one.”
“I...
RENEE AHDIEH I believe the stars align so souls can find one another. Whether they are meant to be souls in love ...
RENéE AHDIEH Until nothing at all existed between them.
But shared breaths.
And unspoken promises.
RENéE AHDIEH Beautiful words were beautiful words, even to the most practical of minds.
RENéE AHDIEH Old age cannot be cured. An epoch or a civilization cannot be prevented from breathing its last. A n...
RENEE WINEGARTEN We French found it and called it joie de vivre -- the joy of living.
RENEE REPOUND When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly...
RENEE FLEMING When I was 12, I first made the decision to go vegetarian after a co-star's line 'I don'...
RENEE OLSTEAD The more I read and watched about the meat industry, the more determined I became to keep meat out o...
RENEE OLSTEAD Taking away from someone else will never make you any better.
RENEE OLSTEAD Growing up in the entertainment industry, I've had a lot of people tell me I'm not good enou...
RENEE OLSTEAD When I was young, I was teased mercilessly by my classmates for being a redhead. I wasn't partic...
RENEE OLSTEAD I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the righ...
RENEE OLSTEAD I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and...
RENEE OLSTEAD My favorite special skill on my resume is 'excellent monkey noises.'
CIARA RENEE If you're picking your best friend based on what kind of clothes she wears or how popular she is...
RENEE OLSTEAD A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly be...
RENEE FLEMING The biggest need that women have is more time. We all want more time in our lives. More time in the ...
RENEE ELLMERS My mother is a Senior Casualty Claims Specialist I, which in layman's terms means the head insur...
CIARA RENEE I want to speak up and tell you that mascara and clothes don't make you cool, neither do name-br...
RENEE OLSTEAD I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fidd...
RENEE FLEMING For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer...
RENEE FLEMING Develop resilience and be brave. There are days when it is very discouraging. You have to develop pe...
RENEE JAMES Picking a best friend who stands up for what she believes in, is true to herself and allows you to b...
RENEE OLSTEAD At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated ri...
RENEE FLEMING Tears had poured from her eyes without any change in her facial expression. It’s pure pain and pur...
RENEE CARLINO For many years, I struggled with how I felt about myself. I hid and harbored very self-destructive e...
RENEE OLSTEAD Once you've reached the point where you can pay rent, you can go to the vet and you can go to th...
RENEE ZELLWEGER In general, the more dysfunctional the family the more inappropriate their response to disclosure. N...
RENEE FREDRICKSON Stop thinking about the steps. There are no moves in blues, only movement. Just listen to the music,...
RENEE CONOULTY Some of my first teachers were incredibly tough. You could never sing more than three words without ...
RENEE FLEMING I remember just lying in the grass, staring at the clouds, wondering where they drifted off to after...
RENEE ZELLWEGER I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind,...
RENEE FLEMING Today, smartphones, tablets, and the Internet have allowed people to conduct business from anywhere ...
RENEE ELLMERS The biggest ingredient in a best friend is someone whose actions you respect and who you can truly b...
RENEE OLSTEAD For over two centuries, Americans have grown up in a society that rewards hard work, protects innova...
RENEE ELLMERS I was going to be there regardless. I'm going to be working on the ceremonies, so I'll make that my ...
RENEE SONNENBERG I?m not where I want to be, nowhere near it, actually. I?m happy with the way I?m progressing though...
RENEE MONTGOMERY Once you've reached the point where you can pay rent, you can go to the vet and you can go to the gr...
RENEE ZELLWEGER (Thrift stores) tend to do better on the East Side than the West.
RENEE THOMAS I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the c...
RENEE FLEMING Intel has been my second family. It is an amazing company that has changed the way people live their...
RENEE JAMES We haven't made the investments needed to compete with Microchip at the lowest corner of the 8-bit m...
RENEE MITCHELL Even if she doesn't score much, she's still our emotional, vocal leader that you follow. When you're...
RENEE MONTGOMERY Between being really competitive and being cutesy, it seems like it's at opposite ends of the spectr...
RENEE SONNENBERG Jeans are everyone's nightmare. If they are (sized) Regular, they're too long. If they're (sized) Sh...
RENEE CONRAD I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of ...
RENEE FLEMING April watched the rain a beat. “You need a lift to California, and you need money to do that. I’...
RENEE BLOSSOM LOVE: L-let go and O-overcome through V-voiced E-encouragement.
RIISA RENEE Just as He had been doing even before the moment I consciously embarked on this journey, He revealed...
RIISA RENEE It's all about LOVE!
RIISA RENEE This in essence is my goal. To set an example by doing what is good. If I live openly and honestly, ...
RIISA RENEE Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a man...
RENEE FLEMING If technology and communications can adapt to people's modern lifestyles, then why can't our...
RENEE ELLMERS hope to experience this transition as privately as possible.
RENEE ZELLWEGER Deep down, I'm a Texas girl looking for that big romance every girl dreams about. Biologically, I lo...
RENEE ZELLWEGER I still feel like I've crashed the party.
RENEE ZELLWEGER It opens your eyes in this town, it's amazing. It's taught me who I don't want to be.
RENEE ZELLWEGER We dream our lives. But the rivers breathe flint
and spark
and, each night, we believe in ...
RENEE ASHLEY Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life.
RENEE FLEMING Pryseis didn’t see goblin. She saw child.
RENEE WILDES The terrorists haven't won, and we should tell them in plain English, 'No, there will never ...
RENEE ELLMERS These workers want to be able to choose how to form a union.
RENEE ASHER It's an incredible step forward. Now we just have to make it happen.
RENEE ASHER As the country's largest union of healthcare providers we prize patient care and have no intention o...
RENEE ASHER [The workers] were delighted and happy that the university was engaged and taking responsibility for...
RENEE ASHER They have done what they set out to do ... to engage the wider community in their fight for civil ri...
RENEE ASHER Pam would never, ever give up on him. So many times we felt helpless, but never hopeless.
RENEE DEBERG I think the happiest thing that we came across was that it was the exact same situation but we handl...
RENEE MONTGOMERY shouting about how he did not want his future children to be eating sushi and fancy French food - he...
RENEE ZELLWEGER I believe in love, but I don't sit around waiting for it. I buy houses.
RENEE ZELLWEGER It was a sad day when I had to retire the C-cup bra to the underwear drawer.
RENEE ZELLWEGER For me it's a very powerful, very moving love story. They were so deeply in love and they went throu...
RENEE ZELLWEGER There is a huge business case for diversity. You will be making products for people you don't un...
RENEE JAMES Everyone had a really great time. It's a huge party with friends and you can support a great cause.
RENEE TETRICK Everything went really well. Tons of people came out.
RENEE TETRICK Sexual abuse is also a secret crime, one that usually has no witness. Shame and secrecy keep a child...
RENEE FREDRICKSON It's not just the Super Bowl itself, but the residual impact. Some of these companies who are here f...
RENEE MONFORTON What we love teaches us how to love.
RENEE COLEMAN We practiced these situations and to not execute in the game, it's frustrating. Fortunately, this is...
RENEE MONTGOMERY We had everything from Captain Underpants to Joker and Batman.
RENEE TETRICK I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera si...
RENEE FLEMING It's done with absolutely beautiful tiles, (such as) dragons and flowers.
RENEE BLOOM ... I realized that my father had learned something in his recovery that I still hadn't totally gras...
RENEE CARLINO I think I’ll give the Cage of Death a miss too,” I said. Crocodiles were fascinating creatures, ...
RENEE CONOULTY This [my backside] is still very, very big.
RENEE ZELLWEGER Down with Love.
RENEE ZELLWEGER Throughout our courtship, Kenny told me that he had proof that Saddam Hussein was a threat because h...
RENEE ZELLWEGER Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
RENEE ZELLWEGER There were no advances, ... No, no, no. It wasn't like that. We played a lot, we enjoyed the work. H...
RENEE ZELLWEGER to maintain the integrity of our privacy by not commenting on the specifics of our decision.
RENEE ZELLWEGER Some of your childhood traumas may be remembered with incredible clarity, while others are so fright...
RENEE FREDRICKSON Love letters to the depressed and the future heart
broken
I’m leaving the light on in my...
RENEE RUIN I've never really had a fear of heights; in fact, I love being up high, so hanging from wires hi...
CIARA RENEE I’m dancing on land mines across your chest.
Hoping high hopes I’ll trigger some
RENEE RUIN My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother li...
RENEE FLEMING Don’t try to figure him out. Just tell him how you feel. You can’t make him love you. That’s u...
RENEE BLOSSOM Well, any time I'm preparing for a performance or even a rehearsal, it's as if in a way, lik...
RENEE FLEMING I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching...
RENEE FLEMING Most survivors are cope-aholics, people who cope with whatever is thrown at them without reliance on...
RENEE FREDRICKSON Creation from chaos is natural. We've come to a place where we've realized that we have this actual ...
RENEE RIGDON What we have here is a desperate and disappointed bidder.
RENEE MONTGOMERY I detest heavy perfume and shrill voices.
RENEE VIVIEN I did a lot of trapeze stuff when I did 'Pippin' and continued to do it afterward. Flying is...
CIARA RENEE You are correct in saying that desires often come from things we cannot easily gain - mine, being th...
RENEE VINCENT Not everybody wants be texting their 15-year-old asking how his math tutor was. They would rather be...
RENEE JAMES Memory repression thrives in shame, secrecy, and shock. The shame and degradation experienced during...
RENEE FREDRICKSON ...no matter how damaged or lost you think you are you can find your way back. Keep believing and yo...
JOEY RENEE Dissociation gets you through a brutal experience, letting your basic survival skills operate unimpe...
RENEE FREDRICKSON What most people call spontaneous recall usually involves memories that have been denied, not repres...
RENEE FREDRICKSON The unconscious mind always operates in the present tense, and when a memory is buried in the uncons...
RENEE FREDRICKSON Empowerment is something that happens throughout your healing, as courage and success in facing your...
RENEE FREDRICKSON You may experience waves of disbelief after each memory you retrieve. Whether as a phase or waves, t...
RENEE FREDRICKSON Few survivors experience spontaneous recall especially if they have no awareness of the abuse ever h...
RENEE FREDRICKSON It didn't occur on our campus. It's not that we're not moving on it. ... We weren't the ones with fi...
RENEE CLARK There have been a couple movements to get one. But it takes a lot of grass-roots effort to get a bra...
RENEE DONAHUE It is something for families to do that is affordable. Kids love (puppet shows), and parents love th...
RENEE DONAHUE This has been a really big job but very fulfilling. I may not have all my gifts wrapped for my kids ...
RENEE FITZGERALD I'm thrilled with the way these young ladies stepped on the field and play. They should not hang the...
RENEE HEIDGER Northwest is an economic engine in the region and critically important to tourism and convention bus...
RENEE MONFORTON There is no downside to this tax. It's the most effective thing the legislature can do in this year'...
RENEE MARTIN I love the bathroom. It's one of my favorite rooms.
RENEE TYSON Easter, at this point, has not affected us. Sometimes during the Routt County Fair when they do the ...
RENEE SORHOLUS It literally took us two seconds to realize our school was California.
RENEE WRIGHT The present is our own. The right-this-second, the here-and-now, this moment before the next, is our...
RENEE CARLINO Will could dance and if I remember correctly, someone told me once to stay away from a man who could...
RENEE CARLINO The Vatican won't prosecute pedophile priests but I decide I'm not ready for motherhood and it's con...
SONYA RENEE TAYLOR I've always known we were two puzzle pieces that fit together in a hollow that is our pain. There wa...
LISA RENEE JONES I assure you; while I look like a ghost, I'm no spirit or demon. I'm nothing but a girl struggling t...
LEANNA RENEE HIEBER I do not know what to do with the emotions inside me. I do not know how to be this close to someone ...
LISA RENEE JONES Dread was always with her, an alarm system in her head, alert
to her next disaster.
Despit...
G.G. RENEE HILL I won't sleep
if that's what it takes
to not wake up
as myself
CASEY RENEE KISER I think it’s the whole ‘bad boy who’s so good but destined to break your heart’ fantasy. Whi...
LISA RENEE JONES Don't you remember anything?! There is no 'devil.' There is no 'hell.' There is only Unrest. There i...
LEANNA RENEE HIEBER Trust me, dear, with the amount that you read, I guarantee that your eyes will never go bad.
LINDSEY RENEE BACKEN Daddy is jive talking
and showering the stripper
Mommy is sleepwalking
while changing...
CASEY RENEE KISER Persephone is just a name for a spirit of beauty at a certain time in history. I'm sure we could arg...
LEANNA RENEE HIEBER I'd like to be able to tell myself I'm strong enough to move on... but I decided to be stronger and ...
GRACE RENEE WILLIS