FEATURED EXCERPTS
A glimpse into the worlds of love, longing, and human connection—selected excerpts from Salina's scripts.
SCENE 6, PAGE 7 | DIALOGUE EXCERPT
FATIMAH JAAN
Brother, don’t you feel afraid?
NAADAY ALI
Afraid of what?
FATIMAH JAAN
You dance like this… what if you fell?
NAADAY ALI
God is with me, Fatimah Jaan.
FATIMAH JAAN
But what if God made you fall?
NAADAY ALI
It won’t happen. God loves His people.
FATIMAH JAAN
So those who love us… don’t they test us?
— The City Of Beloved
SCENE 2, PAGE 3 | DIALOGUE EXCERPT
VINCENT
I long to see you, to hear your voice...
To hold you close, and make you mine.
VINCENT (CONT'D)
A burning soul, forever lost in you.
Page forty-seven. Chapter Two.
The writer confesses that.
GEORGE
Is the writer in love?
VINCENT
Is he not?
GEORGE
Do they end up together?
VINCENT
Do people in love ever truly end up together?
— My Heart Is Not Mine
SCENE 11, PAGE 20 | DIALOGUE EXCERPT
DR. GRACE
Love has always moved me. You never realize how much you love someone until the hour of separation.
SCARLETT BROOKS
Then why talk about separation, when you and I are forever?
DR. GRACE
What makes you think that?
SCARLETT BROOKS
What makes you think we’d ever be miles apart?
DR. GRACE
You’re funnier when you’re in love.
SCARLETT BROOKS
And you are dangerous... when you are in love.
DR. GRACE
Am I?
SCARLETT BROOKS
Terribly… taking my breath away with every word you speak.
— Girl Of My Dreams
GIRL OF MY DREAMS
“And if my place is at your feet,
I’ll bow to love, however incomplete.”
— Scarlett Brooks
THE THOUGHT OF YOU
“Look at yourself, and then look at me.
You are the moon, and I am the sea.
You shine so bright, while I remain dull and dark.
How could I ever think that you might think of me?”
— Jules Marlowe
MY HEART IS NOT MINE
"For every breath I take, it screams your name,
a constant echo, burning like a flame.
My heart is not mine, but yours to keep,
bound to you, in waking, in sleep."
— Vincent Roselane