Qinaya Quotes

“We all dream of stories with happy endings. We know that, by their nature, "ending" and "happy" never make good roommates. But we force ourselves to believe it anyway. That hope, that naïveté, that is our greatest strength as humans. Stories don't end happy. The best we can do is hope that they leave a good taste in our mouth... licking our lips one last time before leaving the table wouldn't be that bad, right?”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“I think any dad who slices a large pickle in two for their kids' sandwich is always a good dad!”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“The judge took into account “the profound despair of a woman unable to give life…” As if a man couldn’t be as deeply affected by the lack of a child, too.”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“When you have kids, you're responsible for their mistakes. Their mistakes, their heartaches, their happiness... you take everything on yourself!”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“He wanted his little slice of happiness so much that he sacrificed the whole pig for a slice of ham.”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“Have you ever noticed? In cartoons, fathers are often useless loafs, incapable of even the least bit of kindness. Even though there's no more tender meat than a father's heart!”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“In Lima, the only birds you’ll hear singing are the cars honking.”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“You never abandon a gift that made you cry with joy. Never!”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“Christmas was always the worst… What’s the point of Christmas without any kids to share it with?”
― Zidrou, The Adoption

“Is anyone gonna invent a Richter scale to measure the magnitude of emotions in a young girl’s heart?”
― Zidrou, The Adoption