Kia Abdullah Quotes

I—I want forgiveness, for others and for myself. I want to accept that the journey is all there is. That when you get there, there’s no there there and so you keep going, keep trying, keep looking for ways to fill that hole but it will never be filled because we are just human and life has a hole – it just does. That’s what I want.

accused Zara of being servile

You can’t have everything, she told herself for the thousandth time. She had a highly successful business, a hard-won reputation, a comfortable home and lifestyle, a sister she would die for and a husband she still loved. Surely, surely, that was enough.

I promise you, Leila. Women like you don’t go to prison.

Leila was not a rule breaker. She believed in order, fairness and justice.

What power could a holy book wield if you were intent on being deceitful?