Quote from Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (what could have been)

How was it possible to miss something you no longer wanted? Blaine needed what she was unable to give and she needed what he was unable to give, and she grieved this, the loss of what could have been.

Source: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie »

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@mlbelites_ Oh what could have been with him… not to say the royals would have kept him but living here and watchin… https://t.co/wuzoqdM8Aq
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@Coopz___ Not nothing. A team of bums goes a long way. One blown fast break by a rookie one mishandling of a pass b… https://t.co/ccgsL4hV5z
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Abdul Salam
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@mahnoor_nabeel what could have been if he had not been injured 💔
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RT @Beardaknowledge: I don't want to crush Ben Simmons in this post but instead think about what could have been He had a massive amount o…
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@MamasGeeky @carrasquilloc1 @ZacharyLevi @ponysmasher it’s not what they wanted and it just reminds them of what co… https://t.co/OT63CMQpxD
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Amanda
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RT @deestiv: I will never stop saying how impressed I am that DanRad emerged unscathed and very cool from what could have been a really rou…
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Bill Feinberg
@hoppysport

@TheFrizz87 Tony Horton. what could have been!
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Greg Geiger
@GregGeiger62

Our children children's will never know what could have been.
about 21 mins ago

Emmanuel Nyambare
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These stories about Congo are heartbreaking. DRC could simply have been the richest country in the world but their… https://t.co/On60617V1e
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Do you, ever question what could have been if we dared?
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RT @StreetsofC: What never was, what could have been, was more to me than anything else.” ― Lang Leav, ‘More to Me’ Women of Chicago. 20…
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Recent Twitter
Chris Gilles BSN, RN
@Therealcg__
what could have been, I often wonder. These brothers were going to come together and do some amazing things. Regar… https://t.co/3oSkucvYIc
about 5 mins ago
Brokedad
@15Royals15Chief
@mlbelites_ Oh what could have been with him… not to say the royals would have kept him but living here and watchin… https://t.co/wuzoqdM8Aq
about 5 mins ago
Doni P
@doniprbd
what could have been Love https://t.co/rpTNtf152d
about 5 mins ago
Somesh Narayan
@NarayanSomesh
@Coopz___ Not nothing. A team of bums goes a long way. One blown fast break by a rookie one mishandling of a pass b… https://t.co/ccgsL4hV5z
about 7 mins ago
Abdul Salam
@friedneurons
@mahnoor_nabeel what could have been if he had not been injured 💔
about 9 mins ago
Phil Stiefel
@Beardaknowledge
RT @Beardaknowledge: I don't want to crush Ben Simmons in this post but instead think about what could have been He had a massive amount o…
about 12 mins ago
de
@_darkest_eyes
@MamasGeeky @carrasquilloc1 @ZacharyLevi @ponysmasher it’s not what they wanted and it just reminds them of what co… https://t.co/OT63CMQpxD
about 15 mins ago
Amanda
@Mandar_Pandar
RT @deestiv: I will never stop saying how impressed I am that DanRad emerged unscathed and very cool from what could have been a really rou…
about 19 mins ago
Bill Feinberg
@hoppysport
@TheFrizz87 Tony Horton. what could have been!
about 20 mins ago
Greg Geiger
@GregGeiger62
Our children children's will never know what could have been.
about 21 mins ago
Emmanuel Nyambare
@nyambare
These stories about Congo are heartbreaking. DRC could simply have been the richest country in the world but their… https://t.co/On60617V1e
about 22 mins ago
✿
@heartlocketbot
Do you, ever question what could have been if we dared?
about 22 mins ago
mel 💥 mail order dilf
@hospitalfires
me: im not a big fan of bruce wayne pairings none stick out to me bruharvey/twobats best friends to enemies unrequi… https://t.co/XN6rJanoGL
about 24 mins ago
rena for Brandon Johnson
@citydogsandcats
RT @StreetsofC: What never was, what could have been, was more to me than anything else.” ― Lang Leav, ‘More to Me’ Women of Chicago. 20…
about 26 mins ago