Louise

“Sad.” She lets out a bitter laugh. “Life is full of sadness. It’s part of being a woman. Our lives are lived for the sake of others. Our happiness is never factored in. Do I want this life? Living here and seeing my husband a few times a year, raising my daughter alone? I don’t know what it was like for you in America, but this is how life is. This is reality. But this advice is coming too late. It’s meaningless now.”
― Aisha Saeed, Written in the Stars

“It must be a special book."
"All books are special, dear.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn