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“Don't cry," Samarra whispered, "Nothing ever happens to the brave.”
― The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
― The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
“But, Miss Spencer, I should strike a note of caution. I know there have been women archaeologists in Greece, in Turkey. Even Egypt. But this is Peshawar. Pathan men don't much like the idea of women...'
'Don't much like the idea of women doing what?'
'Don't much like the idea of women.”
― A God in Every Stone
'Don't much like the idea of women doing what?'
'Don't much like the idea of women.”
― A God in Every Stone
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.”
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“He saw that a moon arose from the holy man’s breast and came to sink in his own breast. A tree then sprouted from his navel and its shade compassed the world. Beneath this shade there were mountains, and streams flowed forth from the foot of each mountain. Some people drank from these running waters, others watered gardens, while yet others caused fountains to flow. When Osman awoke he told the story to the holy man, who said ‘Osman, my son, congratulations, for God has given the imperial office to you and your descendants and my daughter Malhun shall be your wife’.”
― Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire
― Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire
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