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A society has no chance of success if it's women are uneducated.

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

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There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wi...more

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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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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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Perspective [is] a luxury when your head [is] constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons.

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

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I will follow you to the ends of the world.

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she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back.She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother.

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With the passing of time, she would slowly tire of this exercise. She would find it increasingly exhausting to conjure up, to dust off, to resuscitate...more