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“Is there a satisfaction in the effort of remembering that provides its own nourishment, and is what one recollects less important than the act of remembering? That is another question that will remain unanswered: I feel as though I am made of nothing else.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
“The blackness stretches out in front of us, with the moon casting his silvery glimmer, dimming the light of the stars nearby. It's the same sky other people see in their countries. But while we watch it here, not knowing if our next breath is our last, others sleep safely in their beds, bidding the moon a peaceful goodnight.”
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
“In the coming days and weeks, Laila would scramble frantically to commit it all to memory, what happened next. Like an art lover running out of a burning museum, she would grab whatever she could--a look, a whisper, a moan--to salvage from perishing to preserve. But time is the most unforgiving of fires, and she couldn't, in the end, save it all.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“It is strange that I am dying from a diseased womb, I who have never had periods, I who have never known men.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
“Just on the other side, safety- not freedom. I'm leaving freedom behind, and I can feel the earth's grief when I get out of the car. The tired weeds try to encircle my ankles. begging me to stay. They murmur stories about my ancestors. The ones who stood right where I stand. The ones whose discoveries and civilization encompassed the whole world. The one whose blood runs through my veins. My footprints sink deep into the soil where theirs have long since been washed away. They plead with me: It's your country. This earth belongs to me and my children.”
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
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