Zena Alkayat > Quotes

“Inconsolable, Virginia was consigned to bed for months. She refused to eat and heard birds singing in greek.”
― Zena Alkayat, Virginia Woolf: An Illustrated Biography

“Coco had an enviable social life and enjoyed her public admiration (particularly from those who once thought her lowly) but alone at night, she would inject a morphine sedative to help her sleep.”
― Zena Alkayat, Coco Chanel

“Their house was full of books, letters, and mementos.”
― Zena Alkayat, Virginia Woolf: An Illustrated Biography

“I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness... I don't think two people could have been happier... I can't go on spoiling your life any longer.”
― Zena Alkayat, Jane Austen: An Illustrated Biography