7 Quotes & Sayings By Najwa Zebian

Najwa Zebian is the bestselling author of four novels, and three short story collections. Her first novel, The Distant Hours, was published in 2006 and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the Los Angeles Times and Vogue. Her second novel, It Ends With Us, was published in 2009. In 2010, she published her third novel, The Blinding Knife, which won the 2010 Arthur Ellis Award for best First Novel from the Crime Writers Association Read more

She has been a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her fourth novel, The Garden of Evening Mists  (2012), a modern-Arabian fairy tale set in a small town in Syria, was a New York Times bestseller.

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These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb. Najwa Zebian
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Don't tell me there's no place for innocent hearts in this world. Don't tell me I need to accept what I don't believe in. I respect it. Don't confuse my values for my stubbornness, although I am stubborn. Don't confuse my positive attitude for being naive. Allow me to wrap my heart around you for a moment. Listen to this. Innocent hearts may not belong anywhere in this world but they are big enough for any heart in this world. Innocent hearts belong in innocent hearts. Innocent hearts belong in the hearts of those who genuinely want happiness. . Najwa Zebian
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Don’t tell me what I want to hear. Tell me the truth. It may hurt, but it definitely won’t hurt more than the feeling that I was told something out of pity, not out of honesty. If you mean it, say it. If you don’t, keep your words until the right person is standing in front of you. If words are said too many times, they become cheap, and I only deserve to hear what is valuable Najwa Zebian
If they don't appreciate your presence, they may never recognize...
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If they don't appreciate your presence, they may never recognize your absence. Najwa Zebian
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Whatever you do, do it with purpose. Being focused is not something to be ashamed of. It is something to be proud of. When you know what are you are doing and have a clear vision of where you are going, you will not need to chase opportunities. Opportunities will seek you. Happiness will chase you. And, instead of being a choice, you will be the one choosing. Najwa Zebian
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For the to see you shine, you must stay far way, for you are like the sun; when you’re too close, your light make them blind. And when you’re too far, they seek you. So let them seek you. They’re getting your light regardless, but appreciating your presence is different from recognizing your existence. If they don’t appreciate your presence, they may never recognize your absence. Najwa Zebian