If Jana had been given to putting her thoughts into words, she might have told Laxmi that without someone to love,there was no reason to live.

Asking a man if he could be trusted was like asking an unwed girl if she was a virgin. The question mattered, but the asking of it was gross insult.

Of course, it wouldn't have happened if Mammy had shown up like she was supposed to either. Sometimes Laila wondered why Mammy had even bothered having her. People, she believed now, shouldn't be allowed to have new children if they'd already given away all their love to their old ones. It wasn't fair.

If you don’t know what you want,” the doorman said, “you end up with a lot you don’t.

Written By Chuck Palahniuk

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