“Even the silence
has a story to tell you.
Just listen. Listen.”
Jacqueline Woodson book Brown Girl Dreaming
Source: Brown Girl Dreaming
“Listen to the flute it tells you a story' A story of nostalgia and separation.”
Mahmud Tarzi, poem written in Turkey. Article by Dr. Bashir Sakhwaraz, Role of Afghan Writiers in Afghan Inependence
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