“Miriam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“But the game involves only male names. Because, if it's a girl, Laila has already named her”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“and yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had love and been loved back. she was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. a mother. a person of consequence at last.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Regret... when it comes to you, I have oceans of it.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Though there were moments of beauty, Mariam knew for the most part that life had been unkind to her.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
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