“I know you're still young but I want you to understand and learn this now. Marriage can wait, education cannot. You're a very very bright girl. Truly you are. You can be anything you want Laila. I know this about you. And I also know that when this war is over Afghanistan is going to need you as much as its men maybe even more. Because a society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated Laila. No chance.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“هنالك جانب بريء في الإنسان يجعله يرى همومه همومَ آخرين، ويذرف الدموع من أجلها، وهذا ما جعلني أشعر بالطيب عندما احتضنني قرة. ولكن هذه المرة بقي الطيب بيننا عندما تعانقنا، فهو لا يصل إلى محيط أعدائنا من حولنا أبداً.”
― My Name Is Red
― My Name Is Red
“And O there are days in this life, worth life and worth death.”
― Our Mutual Friend
― Our Mutual Friend
“I'm not prepared for Rue's family. Her parents, whose faces are still fresh with sorrow. Her fiver younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. The slight builds, the luminous brown eyes. They form a flock of small dark birds.”
― Catching Fire
― Catching Fire
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