But the whirlwind of half thoughts spinning in my head came to a halt when I cracked my eyelids, found Baba still standing.
Standing on the shoulder of the road, I thought of the way we'd left the house where I'd lived my entire life, as if we were going out for a bite: dishes smeared with kofta piled in the kitchen sink; laundry in the wicker basket in the foyer; beds unmade; Baba's business suits hanging in the closet.
And here I'll stay Let it go Let it go The cold never bothered me anyway Standing frozen in the life I've chosen You won't find me, the past is so behind me Buried in the snow Let it go Let it go Can't hold you back anymore Let it go Let it go Turn my back and slam the door And here I stand .
" We hurried back to the house and found the guests all standing in the yard, looking up to the sky.
I was standing with Baba in the yard near the bar when someone said, "Happy birthday, Amir.
Like many chefs, he ate mostly standing up, late at night, and with an eye to consuming as many fatty pork products as possible.
We're standing in afield of apple green grass with soft wisps of clouds drifting above.
Even from where I was standing, I could see the fear creeping into Hassan's eyes, but he shook his head.
Hassan was standing at the blind end of the alley in a defiant stance: fists curled, legs slightly apart.
He was standing on the edge, pumping both of his fists.
But I would like to do the same with the acclaim too, by using this moment as a pinnacle from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same anguish and travail, among whom is already that one who will some day stand here where I am standing.
Well you and I been sitting long enough, and it's time today for us to start doing some standing, and some fighting to back that up.
Anxiously he went to the tent and relieved to see Liu Bei had Guan Yu standing behind to protect him.
the latter was sitting in his bedroom, his brave step-son Lv Bu standing by his side.
One night, my father told me there is a small bird standing on the wire outside my window.
Anyone standing back from these events must ask themselves a question: how could large numbers of people, so similar to ourselves, behave like that?
Just Ali standing behind us, and Baba with this slight Indian fellow who looked a little like a mathematics teacher.
" He was standing by the front door, dressed in white, hands tucked under his armpits, breath puffing from his mouth.
Sometimes standing up to your friends can be just as difficult as standing up to your enemies.
Make yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on, and know that in a crowd of moving people wet or uneven ground can be slippery or hazardous, causing you to fall.
