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Burnt Shadows
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"Burnt Shadows" Quotes

A woman's life is forever changed by the events of Hiroshima, leading her on a journey through time and across continents.

Quotes

You have to start small. Start by just walking. It’s not a big deal to walk.

Kamila Shamsie

motivationperseverance

I don’t love you because you’re good. I love you because you’re honest about your badness.

Kamila Shamsie

love

It was a world of endless possibilities, this world of books. In each story, something could be found that would resonate with the reader.

Kamila Shamsie

booksimagination

What is the point of war if not to destroy the things we most love and treasure?

Kamila Shamsie

warloss

The mistakes of our past have a way of returning to haunt us.

Kamila Shamsie

mistakesconsequences

Life is a series of decisions and their consequences, none of which are ever final.

Kamila Shamsie

lifedecisions

There is a kind of beauty in destruction, a kind of poetry in the way the world falls apart.

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beautydestruction

We are all made up of our losses and our gains.

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lifeexperience

The heart is a strange and fickle thing, isn’t it? It loves whom it will, despite our best intentions.

Kamila Shamsie

loveemotions

Sometimes, in the aftermath of great tragedy, it’s the small things that keep us going.

Kamila Shamsie

tragedyresilience