Kindle Notes & Highlights
Schoolwork for him was always like being at the bottom of a very tall mountain, and even if he managed to climb it, there was just more work at the top. Amil knew he’d never be good enough at school to be a doctor, and that would always be a disappointment to Papa. So what was the point? Instead of looking up at that mountain, it was easier to turn around and go the other way.
“I think the reason that a person feels like they’re worth something is usually that someone else helps them believe it,” he said to Vishal.
