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She often wondered how many people felt this way, spellbound by words, wishing to be tucked inside a book and forgotten there.
America was supposed to be the land of the free, so why did everything feel tight and constricted?
A man is the only way up in this world, even though he’ll climb a woman’s back to get there. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”
Fareeda knew that no matter what any woman said, culture could not be escaped. Even if it meant tragedy. Even if it meant death. At least she was able to recognize her role in their culture, own up to it, instead of sitting around saying “If only I had done things differently.” It took more than one woman to do things differently. It took a world of them.
