Yasmin Crowther Quotes

Maryam Closed Her Eyes And Listened As Noruz Began. 'You Know That Every Spring, Crocuses Grow In The Courtyard Outside. They Come From The Dirt, Green Shoots From Nothing. One Day The Flowers Come Purple As Night, The Nights When We Were Young. And Inside The Petals, Saffron Grows The Color Of Blood. Then They Die, And The Ground Is Dirt Again Where Chickens Shit. That's The Way Of Things: Saffron, Shit, Saffron, Shit.' Maryam Smiled At The Word In Noruz's Mouth. 'I Was Sad And Dr. Ahlavi Told Me This: To Remember That Saffron Comes From The Dirt.

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