“You’re not going to cry, are you?
- I am not going to cry! Not over you. Not in a thousand years.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
- I am not going to cry! Not over you. Not in a thousand years.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.”
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“Boys, Laila came to see, treated friendship the way they treated the sun: its existence undisputed; its radiance best enjoyed, not beheld directly.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Every morning, I wake up and forget just for a second that it happened. But once my eyes open, it buries me like a landslide of sharp, sad rocks. Once my eyes open, I'm heavy, like there's to much gravity on my heart.”
― Twenty Boy Summer
― Twenty Boy Summer
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