about clichés. Avoid them like the plague.

“Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing…”

“But it is important to know this, to know your roots. To know where you started…”

“She was the trembler of knees, the spiller of teacups.”

“In the passenger seat, Nahil is all questions. Was Kabul safe? How was the food…”