
A Torch Against the Night

incredulity
Sabaa Tahir • A Torch Against the Night
wrested
Sabaa Tahir • A Torch Against the Night
coiffure
Sabaa Tahir • A Torch Against the Night
“Because sane plans never work, girl,” she says. “Only the mad ones do.”
Sabaa Tahir • A Torch Against the Night
It takes only a split second for life to go horribly wrong. To fix the mess, I need a thousand things to go right. The distance from one bit of luck to the next feels as great as the distance across oceans. But, I decide in this moment, I will bridge that distance, again and again, until I win. I will not fail.
Sabaa Tahir • A Torch Against the Night
Failure doesn’t define you. It’s what you do after you fail that determines whether you are a leader or a waste of perfectly good air.”
Sabaa Tahir • A Torch Against the Night
interminable
Sabaa Tahir • A Torch Against the Night
nonplussed.