Saleem Haddad Quotes

#1. We all tell lies to protect our solitude. We deny the truth and present a false image of ourselves to blend into society.

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#2. There is no such thing as forcing someone to be free. My obligation is not to my love for him but rather to what this love represents. My obligation is only to myself. Like two parallel lines running alongside each other, Taymour and I could only ever come together if one of us were to break.

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#3. Oh, I loathe weddings. I loathe sitting down and participating in inane conversations with proud parents and smug couples who all look like they might secretly hate each other.

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#4. I was finished with assuming the best intentions of those who abandoned me, done trying to assuage my loneliness in barren places.

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#5. Digging through my roots to understand the way my branches grew.

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#6. ... I fell in love with him even more, because I realized I was not just falling in love with Taymour but also with generations of him that connect through history, traits that had been passed down from one generation to the next. I was in love with his ancestry that stretched out for centuries.

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#7. After all, aren't housekeepers the bearers of all family secrets

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