“Mazen knew how powerful stories were. It had been stories that had swayed the sultan's heart after the wife killings and, only recently, stories that had painted Mazen as the murderer who had stolen his father's life. But down here, Mazen was not yet shackled to that lie. Down here, the narrative was still his to control.”
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“A society built on lies is like a building resting on sand, it will inevitably fall.”
“A society built on deception collapses when too many people simply stop participating in the lie.”
“The truth is a galaxy. A story is how you connect the stars.”
“Reconciliation does not erase history; it teaches us how to live with its memory without hatred.”