Mariam

"We endure. It's all we have."

"I am the wife of an idealist. When his ideals change, so shall I."

"There is no honor in pity."

"Like an old piece of cloth, I have been patched and repatched, until not much of the original remains."

"Duty and honor are not mere words to hide behind."

"I have endured too much to be broken by words."

"The scars we carry tell the story of our survival."

"Some bonds cannot be broken, only bent."

"A woman finds her strength in the darkest places."

"There is no redemption without acknowledgment of guilt."

"True companionship is found in shared suffering."

"Silence can be both a shield and a weapon."

"A woman's will can move mountains."

"Patience is the virtue of those without choice."

"The body remembers what the mind tries to forget."

"There is dignity in standing alone."

"A bond between women is stronger than steel."

"It always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place."

"Suffering is a long journey through a long tunnel."

"It's a special kind of love, the love for a place."

"We endure. It is the only thing to do."

"Forgiveness is not something learned in a day."

"Love and marriage are not always the same thing."

"I am the house. The walls, the roof, the doors, the windows."

"Women like us. We endure."

"There is no point in dwelling on the past."

"Forgiveness is not something you earn through suffering."

"There is something I must do."

"Life has a way of working these things out."

"Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors."