“I couldn't stop bawling, watching the towers come down. it was a terrible thing to happen. And a terrible thing to realize that I don't sit though the nigh crying when such horrors happen all the time.”
Quote by Randa Abdel-Fattah
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Randa Abdel-Fattah
Randa Abdel-Fattah is an Australian author born on June 6, 1979. Her works primarily focus on multiculturalism and identity, particularly on young people of Aboriginal and Arabic backgrounds in Australia. Her novels and young adult literature are highly appreciated for their profound themes and rich emotional expression. more
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