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The women in our family were built to battle the elements, carry children on our backs, live through famine—survive. Strong brows, strong noses, strong bodies, strong hearts.
“There is a way to be good again...”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“Nothing before you counts," he said. "And I can't even imagine an after."
She shook her head. "Don't."
"What?"
"Don't talk about after."
"I just meant that... I want to be the last person who ever kisses you, too.... That sounds bad, like a death threat or something. What I'm trying to say is, you're it. This is it for me.”
― Eleanor & Park
She shook her head. "Don't."
"What?"
"Don't talk about after."
"I just meant that... I want to be the last person who ever kisses you, too.... That sounds bad, like a death threat or something. What I'm trying to say is, you're it. This is it for me.”
― Eleanor & Park
“I just want to break that song into pieces and love them all to death.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“It was only a smile, nothing more. It didn't make everything all right. It didn't make ANYTHING all right. Only a smile. A tiny thing. A leaf in the woods, shaking in the wake of a startled bird's flight. But I'll take it. With open arms. Because when spring comes, it melts the snow one flake at a time, and maybe I just witnessed the first flake melting. - Amir”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
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