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Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Roshani Chokshi

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“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.”

“It is when we stop listening, that we commit the greatest wrongs.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Remember, in one light something may seem monstrous, and in another it is perhaps not so terrible after all.”

“Fairness is like a multifaceted gem. Its appearance can vary, depending on the angle of the beholder.”

“Aru didn't want to see all those gray spaces between good and bad - she just wanted things to be easy.”

“There are certain horrific moments in life when the only way to fix an awkward situation is to be awkward.”

“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.”

“Fairness is but an idea conceived by someone who has the power to make such pronouncements.”

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