Sadia

“We are the books we read and the things we love...Our ghosts hide in the things we leave behind.”
― Cath Crowley, Words in Deep Blue

“Learn this now and learn it well my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“it isn’t mere homesickness or nostalgia that has Laila thinking of Kabul so much these days.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

“In Pakistan, it was difficult sometimes to remember the details of Mariam’s face. There were times when, like a word on the tip of her tongue, Mariam’s face eluded her. But now, here in this place, it’s easy to summon Mariam behind the lids of her eyes: the soft radiance of her gaze, the long chin, the coarsened skin of her neck, the tight-lipped smile. Here, Laila can lay her cheek on the softness of Mariam’s lap again, can feel Mariam swaying back and forth, reciting verses from the Koran, can feel the words vibrating down Mariam’s body, to her knees, and into her own ears.”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns