• she held her breath, and in her head, counted seconds. She pretended that for each second she didn’t breathe, God would grant her another day

    Khaled Hosseini: she held her breath, and in her head, counted seconds. She pretended that for each second she didn’t breathe, God would grant her another day
    Khaled Hosseini (2008). “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, p.22, A&C Black