"And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Mariam thought, that she would die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate beginnings". (pg. 329)
— Oct 10, 2025 11:11AM
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