A Quote by Laila Lalami

A name is precious; it carries inside it a language, a history, a set of traditions, a particular way of looking at the world. Losing it meant losing my ties to all those things too.

Laila Lalami

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Carries History Inside Language Looking Losing Meant Name Particular Precious Set Things Those Ties Too Traditions Way World

Quote Author

Laila Lalami
American - Novelist
Born: 1968

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Brian Stelter

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