Harem Girl Quotes

“Never be misled by the poor outward appearance of the many windowless dwellings lining the streets of Arab towns, for many were purposely built that way. Many Arabs consider it poor taste to show wealth ostentatiously, and this home was a fine example of that teaching. A modest exterior may well enclose an extremely luxurious home.”
― Mariyah Saalih, Harem Girl

“To a man, a pretty face and a curvaceous body seductively shown were powerful aphrodisiacs and tirelessly sought after. And I think I speak for other women as well, when I say that a well-dressed, powerful and influential man of wealth, with a strong sense of humor and a caring disposition, spoke to me in the same way—not”
― Mariyah Saalih, Harem Girl

“How was it possible that men, who turn to us in our beds with love and affection and make us revered mothers of their children, seem at other times disposed to mistreat us and hold us in such low regard?”
― Mariyah Saalih, Harem Girl

“My young girl’s dreams of idyllic romance and happy endings were unrealistic—one of life’s disappointing realities.”
― Mariyah Saalih, Harem Girl