Arwa Ali

“So, is it wrong to dream, to want the things we don’t have?’ ‘No, my darling, never give up your dreams. But just make sure they don’t distract you too much from the good things that there are in your day-to-day life, even if that life is by no means perfect. Because there always are good things”
― Fiona Valpy, Sea of Memories

“It's funny how thinking of somebody other than yourself can help your heart to heal.”
― Bette Lee Crosby, Emily, Gone

“So, if we cling on to life so hard and value it so much, how deep do depression and despair have to drag someone before they reach a place where they can’t bear to go on? It”
― Fiona Valpy, The Dressmaker's Gift

“We could all drive ourselves mad thinking about what could have been. But life happens the way it happens, and there’s no point wishing the past was any different. It will always be what it was, and there’s not a damn thing we can do about it.”
― Julianne MacLean, A Fire Sparkling