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Not sure if westerns are my jam. It's not a very long book so I'll push though and see if it gets any better. I feel too invested now 😆

Part 2!

"We hurt people and we are hurt by people. We feel left out, envious, not good enough, sick and tired. We have unrealized dreams and deep regrets. We are certain that we were meant for more and that we don't deserve what we have. We feel ecstatic and then numb."

"We love our children, we long for children, we do not want children. We are at war with our our bodies, minds and souls. We're at war with one another."

"That was the real reason abuse was so common. Not only because there was no government protection in Palestine, but because women were raised to believe they were worthless, shameful creatures who deserve to get beaten. Who were made to depend on men who beat them"

"Because marriage is what's important for girls" Fareeda snapped. "Not college. You're almost a teenager. It's time you grew up and learned this now: A woman is not a man".