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“I was scarcely aware of the angry hands scratching and pulling at me from all directions. Instead, I closed my eyes and wished silently for death to free me.”
― Kien Nguyen, The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood

“Sure, people stare鈥� I think it鈥檚 curiosity. Most of the time if I give a big smile, the person looks totally shocked to have been caught and will smile back. They go from a sort of blankness to this welling gladness. Women especially blossom into joy and will give really lovely, open smiles in return, with a ilhamdallah or masha鈥檃llah and a pat on the head or a pinched cheek for Mather, maybe a few words for me, Welcome to Jordan! They鈥檙e so surprised and grateful I鈥檓 smiling at them! Even women who are fully covered, just a tiny window for their eyes peeking from a veil. You can see the uplift in the corners of their eyelids, feel their genuine warmth”
― Siobhan Fallon, The Confusion of Languages

“Each life - a unique story.
Each lifeform - a unique book of stories.

If I condemn the life of one for doing good, one's story is enriched - by my own enrichment. Forgiveness, therefore preserves and creates a different kind of wealth. And, we're all part of the same book. Once the ink joins the fabric of the paper, it's final.

Who decides the final page?”
― Cosmaristw