The Syrian Virgin Quotes

“His hand gently caressed my leg as his lips nibbled on mine, and the tip of his tongue began asking permission, teasing me with short licks of my tongue that suggested so much more. I could feel myself breathing more heavily, until he slowly pulled away. “We still have a film to watch,” he whispered with a wink, before settling back into his seat.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“His hand gently caressed my leg as his lips nibbled on mine, and the tip of his tongue began asking permission, teasing me with short licks of my tongue that suggested so much more. I could feel myself breathing more heavily, until he slowly pulled away. “We still have a film to watch,” he whispered with a wink, before settling back into his seat.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“You see, Baci literally means 'kiss' in Italian so – I think you could fairly expect a chocolate or a non-chocolate kiss on every date.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“Which makes you grip this rail even tighter. And holding it so tightly reminds you of its purpose, and the fact that you're not supposed to go over the rail – because life is meant to be protected, not discarded.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“Sometimes violence is necessary to prevent even more violence,” I concluded, almost as if it were an epiphany.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“There are definitely some hos on this campus,” she began. “And plenty more in this city. And the fact that you're so different from those types only makes it that much more likely that you'll fetch a nice figure on eBay for the popping of your cherry,” she joked suggestively.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“It's bewildering to me how you can just start chatting with a complete stranger on Facebook, and - next thing you know - it seems as if there's some intense connection with the person - or at least you feel that closeness and hope it's mutual”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“I'm not sure how far the decent is, because I'm still falling. But I've hit rock-bottom about half a dozen times in my life,”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“They truly embodied goodness and generosity – like angels sent to save me in my hour of greatest need. Mohammed had risked everything to keep a promise to my father. He and his family saved not only my life, but also my faith in others.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“Paradoxically, the more Michael kept me at a distance, the more I trusted him - perhaps because he was always willing to help me with tips and introductions even though he wanted absolutely nothing from me (and never reciprocated my nosiness with personal questions of his own with me).”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“how exactly can any of us stop the collective madness over there?”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“Michael figured correctly that I hadn’t finished reading the six-hundred-page book in the two weeks since he had recommended it to me”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“If you will it, it is no dream.’” “I like that…Who said it?” “Theodore Herzl.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“You and your siblings are the most precious part of my life. And of all my children, you have the most potential to go anywhere you wish in this world – your test scores and grades have always been among the highest of your peers. But it’s clear now that you cannot reach your full potential in Syria.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“You have to take this with you too,” she said, opening a box and holding up a silver necklace with the Syriac cross (a crucifix with a budding flower shape on each tip) dangling from it. “My mother gave it to me mother, who passed it to me. Now is the right time to give it to you. Not just because you’re leaving and will need something that always connects you to your roots, but also because tonight we remember her.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“Every woman who has ever approached me about being in my circle of lovers knows that I'm a bachelor with no plans to get married. Thanks to New York's tabloids, it's practically common knowledge. And, to avoid any possibility of doubt or misunderstanding, I very clearly told her from the start what I tell every potential lover: I don't date anyone exclusively. Ever.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“So your theory would seem to be that lying to yourself is no lie at all because you haven’t deceived any third party. And if you then convince yourself of those lies, you’ll believe them enough to repeat them to other with the genuine conviction that they’re true.”
"Something like that,” I conceded uneasily.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“Because in the end, we die. It’s like Chekhov observed in so many of his plays: ‘in two hundred years, no one will even know we were here.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“So if you choose me, then you have declared me more special to you than anyone else, because only one man can have that honor.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“It’s not a bad thing, if you’re responsible about it. Just don’t start having boyfriends. Wait until you’ve found your husband.”
“And how am I supposed to find a husband if I can’t have a boyfriend until then?” I asked ironically.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“You sound almost bitter about it.”
“I am. Life is a cheat. A tease. If you're born into a happy or comfortable existence, then you grow attached to it and some day it's taken from you for one reason or another. And if you're born into suffering, then things are that much worse. No matter how your life begins or unfolds, as Jim Morrison so poetically put it, 'No one here gets out alive.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“It will all work out, Inas. You come from a long line of survivors and strong women. So everything will be fine in the end. And we are always with you in spirit, to guide you and love you.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“Isn’t it better just to make your own money, and then spend it how and when you want, and with dignity?”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“With the music of our singing in the background, I looked at the church candles and thought about the surreal connection between images and memory. The peaceful and joyous candles flickering there during the Christmas ceremony projected warmth, comfort, and familiarity – even though thy emitted the same kind of fiery energy as the flames caused by the war.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“I kept returning to this new and bizarre question: is there anything that actually is as it seems? Is anything perceptually straightforward? Maybe that’s inherently impossible, because impressions are, by their very nature, cumulative – the sum of all your interactions with and perceptions of things.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“It's how I refer to that sinking feeling that none of this matters. Not the money. Not the academic prestige. Not the fame or influence. Not the beautiful girls. Not anything. It's all meaningless in the end.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“I’m not doing anything with him.” “Well, maybe you should. Just don’t tell me about it. And make sure there’s at least a one million dollar donation to MCA involved.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“And trust me, none of those boys – including Julien – will give you a hard time about poppin’ that sweet cherry of yours, in case you get the urge again.” I laughed some more at her over-the-top style.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin

“When you come to a new country with so little, all you have is your character.”
― Zack Love, The Syrian Virgin