Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing tha…

Khaled Hosseini
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Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting. ✨ Twitter post from Nov 30, 2014
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Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting. ✨ Twitter post from Nov 30, 2014

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