5.I know what I want,” Mariam said to Jalil. It was the spring of 1974, the year Mariam turned fifteen. The three of them were sitting outside the kolba, in a patch of shade thrown by the willows, on folding chairs arranged in a triangle.“For my
The writer Bi Shumin was once asked: "How did you get through the low ebb in your life?" Her answer is just: "Wait quietly." No one can escape the point of bottleneck,and we usually feel lost,depressed,helpless,even desperate.Actu
3.One of Mariam’s earliest memories was the sound of a wheelbarrow’s squeaky iron wheels bouncing over rocks. The wheelbarrow came once a month, filled with rice, flour, tea, sugar, cooking oil, soap, toothpaste. It was pushed by two of Mariam’s half
1.Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami.It happened on a Thursday. It must have, because Mariam remembered that she had been restless and preoccupied that day, the way she was only on Thursdays, the day when Jalil visited
Some people are always envious of the colorful lives of others, and lament that their lives are plain and ordinary.Rather than envy others, it is better to try to make yourself an interesting person. A truly interesting life does not need to be piled
When it's time to recharge, don't be anxious to get ahead; when it's time to work hard, don't try to make a blockbuster; when it's time to sharpen your mind, don't ask for sudden enlightenment.The more solid your foundation is