Rod Nordland > Quotes

“That is not your decision. It can never be,” Anwar said. He took her by the arm and forcibly walked her back to her own home, with two of his sons helping and Ismatullah still holding Ali back from intervening. It was nearly midnight, and the Zaman household was already aroused, aware that Zakia had bolted. Gula Khan was on the rooftop with another brother”
― Rod Nordland, The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing

“after”
― Rod Nordland, Waiting for the Monsoon

“When you're looking for it in the sky, you will find it at your feet.”
― Rod Nordland