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“They said “soon” to each other often, and “soon” gave their plan the weight of something real.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“How was it possible to miss something you no longer wanted?”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“It’s strange how I have felt, with every major event that has occurred in my life, that you were the only person who would understand.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“You know it was love at first sight for both of us," he said.
"For both of us? Is it by force? Why are you speaking for me?"
"I'm just stating a fact. Stop struggling."
...
"Yes, it's a fact," she said.
"What?"
"I love you.”
― Americanah
"For both of us? Is it by force? Why are you speaking for me?"
"I'm just stating a fact. Stop struggling."
...
"Yes, it's a fact," she said.
"What?"
"I love you.”
― Americanah
“Literature not only illuminated another’s experience, it provided, I believed, the richest material for moral reflection. My brief forays into the formal ethics of analytic philosophy felt dry as a bone, missing the messiness and weight of real human life.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
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