Abandoned Quote by Said Sayrafiezadeh

“There was something so immensely redemptive and exciting for me to imagine that my unknown father was not just a man who had abandoned me but a noble man of adventure who had no choice.” quote by Said Sayrafiezadeh — Download Open image

“There was something so immensely redemptive and exciting for me to imagine that my unknown father was not just a man who had abandoned me but a noble man of adventure who had no choice.”

Said Sayrafiezadeh

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