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Duty Quotes in Beneath a Marble Sky

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Quote #10

"You'll find me," he whispered. "You've always…found me."

I felt the life slipping from him and I hugged him tightly, as if my hands might stop him from leaving. "Will you take me with you?" I asked, kissing his tears, tasting him. "Please, please take me with you."

"You are…with me. You always have been."

[…]

"I shall find you," I said. "I'll find you covered in stone chippings and help you build in Paradise."

"Promise?"

"I do. And we'll live together again as one." (25.35-37,42-44)

Jahanara. What have we told you about making deathbed promises that you're not sure you can keep? Have you learned nothing?