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“He's a boy, you see, and, as such, what does he care about reputation? But you? The reputation of a girl, especially one as pretty as you, is a delicate thing, Laila. Like a mynah bird in your hands. Slacken your grip and away it flies.

Fariba to her daughter Laila”
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns