In the daylight, she could reassure herself that it was enough to see her son’s face in the photographs she saved, hear his voice in the family videos she watched… it was enough so long as she knew he was still out there, heart beating, mind moving in a way she never understood. But this morning she had woken to a home complete.”
-- Narrator (About Layla) (Part One paragraph 2-3)

Importance: This quote is important because it shows that Layla loves Amar, no matter what he did to disappoint his father. She truly missed him and is happy that he came to Hadia’s wedding despite the feelings Amar and Rafiq have toward each other. Her home felt empty without him, even though it is clear that her husband wants nothing to do with Amar. Right now, Layla is a mediator, but she will have to decide over the course of the novel whose side she needs...