“When I competed for Afghan Star, I wanted to prove that a woman from Herat could sing,” says Tarana, adjusting her trademark stylish rectangular glasses. “Now that I have been elected to the provincial council, I will prove to people that a lady who can sing can be in politics as well.” Farida Tarana
“Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice.” — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
“My most important problem was destroying the lines of demarcation that separates what seems real from what seems fantastic” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Blue Ridge Parkway turns 75
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“You decide for yourself when it will hurt.” — Per Petterson (Out Stealing Horses)
“I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.” Kurt Vonnegut
Pitchers, like poets, are born not made. -Cy Young
