"Yet even as I spoke, I was flooded with a scary mixed feeling of both remorse and fear, and I prayed to God that Samir would beg me to changed my mind so that I would not lose face. And, lo and behold, he did. 'But Fatima,' Samir said, 'God is the only one who creates beauty. It is not by applying henna, ghassoul - that vulgar clay - or any of those other dirty concoctions, that you'll transform yourself into the moon."One of my favorite quotes from a book I've been reading recently:
Dreams of Trespass by Fatima Mernissi
Said by Samir, a 9 year old boy living in a Muslim Harem in Fez, Morocco
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I love this book so much ! Thanks for quoting this piece of text.
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