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Meaning
The quote says that nothing valuable comes without a cost, including love. It also suggests that poverty makes suffering the price a person is forced to pay. The wording turns hardship into a kind of currency, showing how unequal life can be.
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Who It Was Said To
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Source
And the Mountains Echoed (2013)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
The phrase appears in the book "And the Mountains Echoed (2013)" by Khaled Hosseini (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Khaled Hosseini
Afghan and American novelist, former physician, UNHCR goodwill ambassador
Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan and American novelist, former physician, and UNHCR goodwill ambassador. His debut novel, The Kite Runner, appeared in 2003 and became both a critical and commercial success. His later novels also draw on Afghanistan, with settings at least partly there and Afghan protagonists. Through this work, he has helped bring wider attention to Afghanistan’s people and culture.
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