Though there had been moments of beauty in it, Mariam knew that life for most part has been unkind to her. But as she walked the final twenty paces, she could not help but wish for more of it.
Interpretation
Life has its moments of beauty, but often it can be harsh and unkind.
In this quote from Khaled Hosseini, the protagonist reflects on her life, recognizing that despite experiencing moments of beauty, the overall journey has been marked by hardship and unkindness. As she approaches the end of her life, she feels a longing for more life, highlighting the complex relationship between joy and suffering that shapes human existence.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming adversity.
You're gutless. It's how you were made. And that's not such a bad thing because your saving grace is that you've never lied to yourself about it. Not about that. Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.
There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir
I don't outline at all; I don't find it useful, and I don't like the way it boxes me in. I like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way.
And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.
Perspective [is] a luxury when your head [is] constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons.
The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.
If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
If you're feeling fancy free, come wander through the world with me, and any place we chance to be, will be a rendezvous. Two for the road, we'll travel through the years, collecting precious memories, selecting souvenirs and living life the way we please.
Say what you have to say now! Don't wait until you're sending blips from the other side.
You don't have to understand why anything that has happened nor do you even have to understand what it is that has happened. You have only to live with the remains.
One can live at a low flame. Most people do. For some, life is an exercise in moderation (best china saved for special occasions), but given something like death, what does it matter if one looks foolish now and then, or tries too hard, or cares too _x000D_ deeply?
I think I made essential a mistake in staying in movies, because I - but it's a mistake I can't regret, because it's like saying, 'I shouldn't have stayed married to that woman, but I did because I love her.'
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.