Farida Salem

“I wasn't going to let things happen to me any more. I was going to make them happen.”
― Glenda Millard, A Small Free Kiss in the Dark

“I didn't know what to say when someone's given you a small free kiss in the dark ...”
― Glenda Millard, A Small Free Kiss in the Dark

“For despite what some people say, love is not a sweet feeling bound to come and quickly go away. In many ways the twenty-first century is not that different from the thirteenth century. Both will be recorded in history as times of unprecedented religious clashes, cultural misunderstandings, and a general sense of insecurity and fear of the Other. At times like these, the need for love is greater than ever. Because love is the very essence and purpose of life. As Rumi reminds us, it hits everybody, including those who shun love - even those who use the word "romantic" as a sign of disapproval.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“I couldn't tell what colour her eyes were. They were wet and dark and shining, like pools of deep, still water. For a second I thought I could see pictures in them, like I was looking right inside her to where her memories were. She smiled, and I wondered if she knew what I'd seen or if she could see the pictures I kept hidden inside myself.”
― Glenda Millard, A Small Free Kiss in the Dark