“When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace.”
― The Lion Women of Tehran
― The Lion Women of Tehran
“Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Marriage can wait, education cannot.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated...”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
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