Galib

“I know flies in milk. I know the man by his clothes. I know fair weather from foul. I know the apple by the tree. I know the tree when I see the sap. I know when all is one. I know who labors and who loafs. I know everything but myself.”
― François Villon

“Sister - she was my friend, the first person I shared a secret with.

Brother - he was my armour, the first person who protected me.

Father - he was my listener, the first person I ever cried with.

Mother - she was my "Home", the first place I ever lived.”
― Kamil Khalil Alvi

“What do you do when you are falling? Do you reach out and try to grab for support? If you aren’t careful, you will pull others down with you. Unless you are very careful.”
― Pat Murphy, The Falling Woman

“Mama-when she was younger-said a woman on the run ought to keep a lookout over her shoulder. She also said a girl shouldn't get so big for her pants that she outgrew her history. But some ancestral memories deserved to be abandoned.”
― Ann Hite, Going To The Water