Telling a story is like sowing a seed—you always hope to see it become a beautiful tree, with firm roots and… — Laila Lalami
Telling a story is like sowing a seed—you always hope to see it become a beautiful tree, with firm roots and branches that soar up in the sky. But it is a peculiar sowing, for you will never know whether your seed sprouts or dies. (p122)
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