When the Moon is Low
Nadia Hashimi
Top 10 Best Quotes
“In the darkness, when you cannot see the ground under your feet and when your fingers touch nothing but night, you are not alone. I will stay with you as moonlight stays on water.”
“Refugees didn’t just escape a place. They had to escape a thousand memories until they’d put enough time and distance between them and their misery to wake to a better day.”
“Some things are clearer from a distance.”
“Love grows wildest in the gardens of hardship.”
“It's never easy to leave one's home, especially when there are only closed doors ahead of you.”
“Only as an adult can a child imagine his parent as a whole person, as a husband, a brother, or a son. Only then can a child see how his parent fits into the world beyond four walls.”
“We are too shortsighted to rejoice in the moments that deserve it.”
“It takes a lifetime to learn your parents. For children, parents are larger than life. They are strong arms that carry little ones, warm laps for sleepy heads, sources of food and wisdom. It’s as if parents were born on the same day as their children, having not existed a moment before. As children inch their way into adolescence, the parent changes. He is an authority, a source of answers, and a chastising voice. Depending on the day, he may be resented, emulated, questioned, or defied. Only as an adult can a child imagine his parent as a whole person, as a husband, a brother, or a son. Only then can a child see how his parent fits into the world beyond four walls.”
“But being without a mother is like being stripped naked and thrown into the snow.”
“We all cross a hundred peaks to get even this far. And there will be more before we each make it to whatever God has fated for us.”
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Book Keywords:
journey, inspirational, war, refugee, leaving-home, promises, support
