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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?
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NAADAY ALI
Afraid of what?
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FATIMAH JAAN
You dance like this… what if you fell?
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NAADAY ALI
God is with me, Fatimah Jaan.
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FATIMAH JAAN
But what if God made you fall?
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NAADAY ALI
It won’t happen. God loves His people.
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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.​
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VINCENT (CONT'D)
A burning soul, forever lost in you.
Page forty-seven. Chapter Two.
The writer confesses that.
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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
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SCENE 11, PAGE 20 | DIALOGUE EXCERPT
DR. GRACE
You know, Scarlett… love has always moved me. You never realize how much you love someone until the hour of separation.
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SCARLETT BROOKS
Then why talk about separation, when you and I are forever?
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DR. GRACE
What makes you think that?
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SCARLETT BROOKS
What makes you think we’d ever be miles apart?
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DR. GRACE
You’re funnier when you’re in love.
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SCARLETT BROOKS
And you are dangerous... when you are in love.
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DR. GRACE
Am I?
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SCARLETT BROOKS
Terribly… taking my breath away with every word you speak.
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— 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