“Loving Father meant loving all of him – his open windows as well as his dusty corners – and she refused to love him less for secrets unknown. Alice had secrets, too, didn’t she? And she was beginning to realize that part of growing up meant growing tender, and that secrets were sometimes wrapped around tender things to keep them safe.”

“Loving Father meant loving all of him – his open windows as well as his dusty corners – and she refused to love him less for secrets unknown. Alice had secrets, too, didn’t she? And she was beginning to realize that part of growing up meant growing tender, and that secrets were sometimes wrapped around tender things to keep them safe.”

— Tahereh Mafi