The Night Blossoms Quotes

“When I was young, it was never about finding love. Love was something you cultivated. Your parents picked your life partner. Romance never entered the equation until then. People didn’t marry people. Families married families. Your father liked his father, or his grandmother played cards with your grandmother. That was how it started. Marriage was a garden that grew slowly. You only got one patch, so you worked hard at it. You planted the seeds, you watered them, you waited for things to bloom—love, respect, intimacy, connection. But things are different now. Everyone expects fruits and flowers right off the bat. When those are done, it gets plain and boring. Then it’s time to move on to the next patch. Relationships are more disposable now. So many people, so many choices. I look at you, I look at Isabelle, and I see both the blessing and curse that freedom brings you—so much potential for happiness, so much pressure to realize it.”
― Leylah Attar, Moti on the Water

“Nothing permanent starts that way. It’s something you invite to stay.”
― Leylah Attar, The Night Blossoms

“Pretty much every disaster in human history can be traced back to the lack of a burrito.”
― Leylah Attar, The Night Blossoms

“I almost wished he’d try to sway me, but the truth is no one can battle your demons for you. Your doubts and fears are your own to feed or to slay.”
― Leylah Attar, Moti on the Water