Status Updates From Much Ado about Nada

“Why doesn’t anybody want me?” Haleema asked in a small voice.”

Omg no

My little sister, the family Wonder Woman. I hope my daughters grow up to be just like you.”
“An imminent disaster?”
“An evolving masterpiece,” Waqas countered.”

Cute

“I think you are brilliant, and I could never forgive myself if you threw it all away to become an unambitious man’s wife,”

“A door had been opened in her mind, and her past had nudged into the present, blurring the lines between what was and what could have been”

romantic interludes I love this phrasing

“I know how busy you are, memorizing math equations you will never use and planning to make your parents proud at the expense of your own dreams”

“It’s a Nigerian wedding. An hour late is starting on time.”

“I wrote every song for you.”

“When you make a decision and stick to it, you’re showing that you have faith in yourself, in your path, or in someone else”

“ I hope your pride keeps you warm at night, Nada. Nobody else seems to want to.”

Guys everyone in the book is kind of disrespectful

“I’m going to make you both my special projects and help you find your soulmates! My cousin Ayesha didn’t get married until she was, like, twenty-nine, so don’t worry. There’s hope for everyone, even you.” Hafsa passed them clipboards with detailed questionnaires to fill out.”

I knew it!

“I’ll make dua I don’t see you again this weekend. Feel free to take that very, very personally, Nada.”

Damn the girls are fighting

“You’re looking for the same thing as everyone else. You want me to blame her, or for her to blame me. You want someone to be wrong and the other person to be right, and marriage . . . my marriage, at least, it wasn’t like that”

“Sometimes I worry you’ve allowed your sadness to become the biggest part of you.”

Ayesha cameo!

“As Muslims, part of our prophetic tradition is to not bad-mouth someone behind their back, so allow me to say this to your face”

“Every woman she knew who had married seemed . . .

Oh wow she actually bullied him, guys I’m shy

“You’re lucky to have such a thoughtful and kind friend. And here I thought people always got what they deserved”

WHAT ??