Bittersweet Quote by Soheir Khashoggi Download Open image ““Was it always to be like this? she wondered. A moment of joy followed by a new sorrow?”” — Soheir Khashoggi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bittersweet Good and bad Grief Joy Joy and pain Life lessons Time
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“She realized that the photograph had caused his reaction. It came to her almost as a revelation. Think of it: a photographer presses a… — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“You know what America is-they're all like spoiled children. Anything goes, isn't that what they say?” — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“But things change, people change, Gaby. Otherwise what would be the point of living?” — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“..it just seemed as if she were marking time while life rocketed past.” — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“The wind crooned softly as it dusted the snow against the windows, wrapping them in a thick and fluffy cotton blanket.” — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“Well, memory can play tricks. Most people, I think, tend to remember the good rather than the bad when someone close to them dies.” — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“She's not a baby anymore, my love, said Tarik softly. That's what we have to accept, you and I.” — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“I'm like my mother, she thought, I search my joy for signs of sorrow ahead.” — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
“But you have to let go of it sometime, Gaby. You can't change the past, any of it, and hanging on just eats your… — Soheir Khashoggi Copy Share Image
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