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“A man’s heart is a wretched,wretched thing, Mariam. It isn’t like a mother’s womb. It won’t bleed, it won’t stretch to make room for you.”

“You’re afraid Nana, she might have said. You’re afraid that I might find happiness you never had. And you don’t want me to be happy. You don’t want a good life for me. You’re the one with the wretched heart.”