Maan Gabriel > Quotes

“First, you have to believe that you do! People know when you doubt yourself and they will start doubting you. Your biggest fan should be yourself. You can’t move forward if you don’t have that.” He scolds.”
― Maan Gabriel, Twelve Hours in Manhattan: A Novel

“I just want to be someone’s joy. I also want to be able to love happily. I’m not asking for much. A true love that is calm and peaceful. That would be perfect. But no one truly gets what they want, what they really, really want.”
― Maan Gabriel, Twelve Hours in Manhattan: A Novel

“didn’t have the time to mourn losing him that night, because I had to mourn Tommy’s death. That morning, I lost both the past and the present. But I see where I am now, and that fateful morning gave me this future. I shouldn’t complain. There shouldn’t be drama over this. There should be gratitude. Eric and I spoke about a lot of things that night. I knew in my heart that I needed to walk away from Tommy to set myself free.”
― Maan Gabriel, Twelve Hours in Manhattan: A Novel

“What does serendipity really mean?” Eric asks as we both look at the sign at the center of the restaurant. “I think it means like what happened by chance became some sort of a happy thing.” “Like us meeting tonight could be called a serendipity?” “Yeah.”
― Maan Gabriel, Twelve Hours in Manhattan: A Novel

“But I trusted, and I let go, and I poured my heart into mourning. I feel him squeeze my shoulders. I lean back against him, and he gently puts his arms around me and rests his chin on top of my head.”
― Maan Gabriel, Twelve Hours in Manhattan: A Novel