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Paper Wife

Laila Ibrahim

Top 10 Best Quotes

“It will seem impossible to take the first step. But on the second step, since you already did one, you know you can take another. Then another and another. Before long you will have walked into your new life.”

“Work hard, be kind, be humble—and you will live a harmonious life.”

“We do not know our fate. This may be a forever goodbye; it may only be for years. My love for you will never waver, however long or however far.”

“there would always be flashes of beauty even in the midst of pain”

“They had believed they would marry progressive thinkers in Guangzhou—businessmen or scholars—who would be proud to have educated wives with natural feet.”

“I asked my husband to teach my daughters to read and write so we would know one another should we be parted.”

“Every time I see the moon, I shall send you a blessing, knowing the same moon will soon shine my blessing down upon you.”

“she was supposed to give up her own ancestors out of loyalty to her husband’s.”

“It's never foolish to have a dream. Even if it never comes to be. It can give you the hope you need to keep going”

“Education was a luxury not prioritized in a time of war and famine.”

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Book Keywords:

love, fate, courage, pain, hope, dream-big, dreams, beauty, future

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