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“I tell myself I am searching for something. But more and more, it feels like I am wandering, waiting for something to happen to me, something that will change everything, something that my whole life has been leading up to...”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“I thought my love for Cuba would be the hardest thing for me to reconcile, but in truth, it's the anger that's the hardest to dispense of. Love ebbs and flows, a low-level hum in the background, but anger sinks its claws in you and refuses to let go.”
― When We Left Cuba
― When We Left Cuba
“Who am I to say that small joys are less valuable than a passion which shatters your life?”
― Sister of My Heart
― Sister of My Heart
“In the things we love lie clues to who we are. What we want for those we love.”
― Oleander Girl
― Oleander Girl
“Loyalty is a complicated thing — where does family fit on the hierarchy? Above or below country? Above or below the natural order of things? Or are we above all else loyal to ourselves, to our hearts, our convictions, the internal voice that guides us?”
― Next Year in Havana
― Next Year in Havana
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