Zia Rayyan > Quotes

“Real love is messy. It takes work and risk and sacrifice. Real love is choosing someone”
― Zia Rayyan, The Newlywed

“Here, in this strangely comfortable silence, there are hundreds of thousands of worlds waiting to be plucked off the shelves. Each spine represents a doorway, a portal to somewhere else.”
― Zia Rayyan, Mother, Mother

“There's something magical about coffee shops. And I'm not talking about the aroma that makes you feel warm inside, or the soft chatter of voices, or even the comfortable chairs tucked into corners.”
― Zia Rayyan, The Dead Girls Book Club

“The greater the love, the deeper the eventual wound.”
― Zia Rayyan, Mother, Mother

“in my pocket feel suddenly heavier.”
― Zia Rayyan, Mother, Mother

“Friends aren't easy to make at this stage of life, especially when everything happens through screens now. I swear, I miss the nineties, before smartphones forced us all online.”
― Zia Rayyan, The Dead Girls Book Club

“The last thing I need is for Genevieve to see my hoo-ha. Some”
― Zia Rayyan, The Newlywed

“Funny how something as simple as communication can fix or destroy a marriage.”
― Zia Rayyan, The Dead Girls Book Club