Saeeda Khan

“How can a mother sacrifice years of her life, put her career aside, make her dreams wait, without waiting for a paycheck at the end of the month? Would a paycheck bring her the same kind of happiness anyway? Not. Even. Close. We don’t make ourselves compassionate; we are born compassionate.”
― Najwa Zebian, Mind Platter

“The late Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani wrote: “The female doesn’t want a rich man or a handsome man or even a poet, she wants a man who understands her eyes if she gets sad, and points to his chest and says ‘Here is your home country.’ ”
― Najwa Zebian, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul

“There’s no room for facts when our minds are occupied by fear.”
― Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

“If you ever get the chance to treat them the way they treated you, I hope you choose to walk away and do better.”
― Najwa Zebian