The Pearl that Broke Its Shell

by Nadia Hashimi

“The human spirit, you know what they say about the human spirit? It is harder than a rock and more delicate than a flower petal.”

In an ant colony, dew is a flood.”

what men will tolerate changes as often as the shape of the moon.”

But sometimes you have to act out of line, I suppose. Sometimes you have to take a chance if you want something badly enough.

“Poor girl. She ran out from under a leaking roof and sat in the rain.”