"And the past held only this wisdom: that……" — Khaled Hosseini

"And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. And whenever those twin poisonous flowers began to sprout in the parched land of that field, Mariam uprooted them. She uprooted them and ditched them before they took hold."

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Art is the accomplice of love. — Remy de Gourmont
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