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The truth is that pleasing society damages your self-respect and self-worth like nothing else.

— Sadaf Shahzad, Broken Strings
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Broken Strings

by Sadaf Shahzad

Contemporary Fiction · 40 pages

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“A long rough road lay ahead of her she knew but this time; she would have her dignity and unwavering faith in herself.”
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“Winter weddings may be ideal but that made autumn the busiest time of the year for designers like her.”
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“Grief receded as anger coupled with fear rapidly grew roots in his heart.”
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“Still, she felt at ease knowing that their eldest sibling cared for their mother at his home in Karachi.”
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Sadaf Shahzad
Sadaf Shahzad

One of the most random contradictory people you will ever meet, I love trying anything and everything I am remotely good at. My true loves are Chemistry, reading and writing fiction, beauty bloggin…

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