A Thousand Splendid Suns

"A woman's life is her own."

"I feel like I'm drowning in sand."

"She would be a good mother. She would love her children fiercely."

"But grief is a queer thing. It comes and goes."

"Decent husbands didn't do these things. Decent men didn't."

"There is no good in anything if it robs you of your dignity."

"She is the wife. She has a place in this home. She has a place in this world."

"Endure, she tells herself. Endure and survive."

"Some people are worth melting for."

"I will not be a victim."

"A man's home is his fortress."

"Revenge is a bitter fruit."

"I am walking, but I am not going anywhere."

"You'll see one day that I'm a mirror."

"Love is a waste of time for girls like me."

"There is no good in anything if you rob people of their choice."

"It always hurts more to have and lose than to never have at all."

"We are bound by more than blood."

"I choose myself now."

"But I was just a girl then, and I didn't understand."

"I will not let you destroy me."

"A woman's value is measured by her obedience."

"There is virtue in submission if it brings peace."

"I cannot bear to see you like this."

"I am just a woman."

"There is no me without you."

"You are a creature of God. You deserve dignity."

"In the end, all that matters is that you do right by the people you love."

"I am the beast in your nightmares."

"Suffering is only suffering if it is wasted."