“it always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.”

“Hassan couldn't read a first-grade textbook but he'd read me plenty. That was a little unsettling but also sort of comfortable to have someone who always knew what you needed.”

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”

“Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”

“War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace." - Baba”

“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.”

“there is a God, there always has been. I see him here, in the eyes of the people in this [hospital] corridor of desperation. This is the real house of God, this is where those who have lost God will find Him... there is a God, there has to be, and now I will pray, I will pray that He will forgive that I have neglected Him all of these years, forgive that I have betrayed, lied, and sinned with impunity only to turn to Him now in my hour of need. I pray that He is as merciful, benevolent, and gracious as His book says He is.”