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Ahesta boro, Mah-e-man, ahesta boro.

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I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things.

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In Afghan society, parents play a central role in the lives of their children; the parent-child relationship is fundamental to who you are and what yo...more

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In my 20s, life seemed endless. At 49, I've had a chance to see how dark life can be, and I am far more aware of the constraints of time than when I w...more

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I don't know if you have children of your own, Mariamjo, but if you do I pray that God look after them and spare you the grief that I have known. I st...more

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I don't know if you have children of your own, Mariamjo, but if you do I pray that God look after them and spare you the grief that I have known. I st...more

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For you, a thousand times over!

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But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

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Qualities you need to get through medical school and residency: Discipline. Patience. Perseverance. A willingness to forgo sleep. A penchant for sadom...more

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and every day I thank [God] that I am alive, not because I fear death, but because my wife has a husband and my son is not an orphan.

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My books are love stories at core, really. But I am interested in manifestations of love beyond the traditional romantic notion. In fact, I seem not p...more

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My books are about ordinary people, like you, me, people on the street, people who really have an expectation of reasonable happiness in life, want th...more

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I don't know if you have children of your own, Mariamjo, but if you do I pray that God look after them and spare you the grief that I have known. I st...more

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And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. And whenever those twin poison...more

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I will follow you to the ends of the world.