A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear, so I wouldn't …

Khaled Hosseini
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A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear, so I wouldn't have to live with this lie anymore. But no one woke up and in the silence that followed, I understood the nature of my new curse: I was going to get away with it. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2004). The Kite Runner, p.73, Penguin
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