Her mother had once told her that childhood was a big, blue wave that lifted you up, carried you forth and, just when you thought it would last forev… - Elif Şafak

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Her mother had once told her that childhood was a big, blue wave that lifted you up, carried you forth and, just when you thought it would last forever, vanished from sight. You could neither run after it nor bring it back. But the wave, before it disappeared, left a gift behind – a conch shell on the shore. Inside the seashell were stored all the sounds of childhood.