Jiya Zafar

“The things most people took for granted were the things I made sure to pay special attention to: sunrises and sunsets; driving with the top down—or just driving at all; being able to wake up and know that it was safe to play outside with the kids, and, in a world populated by dictators and strewn with war zones, I wasn’t surrounded by any of them.”
― Jay McLean, Where the Road Takes Me

“You’re pretty hard not to love.” He paused and cleared his throat. “Really hard not to love.” My eyes drifted shut. I tried to settle the thumping of my heart before I spoke. “Lucky you don’t love me.” He didn’t say anything, just reached over, took my hand, squeezed once, and never let go. Blake”
― Jay McLean, Where the Road Takes Me

“Don’t say you’re sorry. Or that you’ll miss her. Or that she was an amazing person and the world is a lesser place because she’s no longer part of it. Or that I’ll be okay. That one day, I’ll get over this. Or to remember her for everything she was, because I’ve heard it all. There’s not a damn thing you can say to make it okay. Not now. Not ever.” He didn’t say it with malice, and I didn’t take it that way. He was just… sad. So damn sad.”
― Jay McLean, Lucas

“You were never a drizzle, Penn Scully. When I fell for you, you came beating down, and I felt you everywhere. You were hail.”
― L.J. Shen, Pretty Reckless