You will feel so homesick that you will want to die. And there is nothing you can do about it apart from endure it. But you will, and it won’t kill you. And one day, the sun will come out. You might not even notice it straight away, it will be that faint. And then …
Mengestu, Dinaw (2010-10-14). How to Read the Air (Kindle Locations 3360-3361) She remained seated while I bent down to kiss her three times—formal, ritualized gestures delivered by a culture that I had never really believed in.”
Mengestu, Dinaw (2010-10-14). How to Read the Air (Kindle Locations 2228-2231) A common complaint of hers during the early months of our relationship was how little I revealed about my life before her. “What were you like in high school?” she had asked me. “Cool. Smart, stupid. Friends, no friends.” “I’m not sure.” “Which means …
Mengestu, Dinaw (2010-10-14). How to Read the Air (Kindle Locations 2212-2216) Within two years of my leaving home most of what had occurred there had already begun to seem like a long-distant dream whose edges were funny and whose details had been washed away. And while it’s obviously true that you can never go back …
Mengestu, Dinaw (2010-10-14). How to Read the Air (Kindle Location 946) The line that separated the two halves of her life”
– CNN Travel Show Some people have to leave home to find their home.”