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“❝Learn this now & learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.❞”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“❝I am an atheist❞
❝I'm not.❞ Her brows creased. ❝And I want you to wear it & remember there is someone in this world who prays for you.❞”
― L.J. Shen, Bad Bishop

“❝But when I stopped & tipped my head up, I asked the moon for a reason to live. We have a history of bargaining, me and him.❞ He paused. ❝I think it gave me you.❞”
― L.J Shen

“❝We learned we wanted too much. We could only give from the perspective of who were and what we had. Apart, we were able to see with even greater clarity that we didn't want to be without eachother❞”
― Patti Smith, Just Kids