Desperate in Dubai, #1 Quotes

“Dubai is... after all,
a lonely, transitory place.
It's hard to maintain relationships
when people are always coming and going.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1

“She tried to make the pain go away by telling herself it was for the best, that it was all part of God's plan, that she would one day see the wisdom behind it. But despite the her efforts to appease her restless souls, she felt a cold chill take over her, inside and out.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1

“No one has the complete freedom to choose everything in his or her life, sis. They may think they do. They may think they're choosing those jeans because they like them or that house because of that location, or that car because of the speed, but the reality is, they choose the jeans because some celebrity wore them, they choose that house because they needed to live near the kid's school, or that car because it was the only one they could afford that could live up to their social standard.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1

“And every time she hears from him, another pebble of hope joins the little cluster she has collected.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1

“I have had to learn the hard way that the people who you think love you unconditionally, actually only love the idea of you and when you fall from grace, they no longer want you.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1

“Knowledge can be a curse.
The moment you gain it, you thirst for more.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1

“She didn’t want to try to explain that she was always disoriented, that she never, ever felt truly comfortable, even in her own home. Especially in her own home.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai

“I know it's only been three weeks, and although it's far too soon to judge, I can't help but feel that moving to Dubai may have been yet another poor judgement call on my part. Yes, another one. In recent times I've somehow managed to perfect the art of making huge, life changing mistakes. It's as if once you make a significant error, you can't help but make a zillion others, like dominoes falling over in succession. And when you're in the middle of all those thumbling blocks, it's impossible to get out.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1

“She snorts when she sees a man in the traditional Emirati white robe, the candoura, indulging himself in a glass of something clearly haraam, and wonders why society deems it is acceptable for Arab men to do as they please when God has set clear rules that apply to both men and women.”
― Ameera Al Hakawati, Desperate in Dubai, #1