Laila remembered Mammy telling Babi once that she had married a man wh…

Khaled Hosseini
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Laila remembered Mammy telling Babi once that she had married a man who had no convictions. Mammy didn't understand. She didn't understand that if she looked into a mirror, she would find the one unfailing conviction of his life looking right back at her. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2008). A Thousand Splendid Suns, p.109, Penguin
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