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We're so blinded by our love of the West that we're willing to give them our brightest instead of keeping them here where we need them.

— Laila Lalami Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (2005)

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But, he tried to tell himself, maybe this was just a fleeting interest, maybe it would all go away.

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (2005)

There’s a disconnect between how people imagine their families and how families are in real life.

He needed someone to trustworthy to deal with Faten, and he knew Raouf would not let him down.

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (2005)

She did not notice the fading afternoon light that lengthened the shadows behind her, framing her body like the arches of a shrine.

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (2005)

She had to do something for her future—today.

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (2005)

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And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

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Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

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