"One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls."
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Miriam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
“But the game involves only male names. Because, if it's a girl, Laila has already named her.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Each snowflake was a sigh heard by an aggrieved woman somewhere in the world. All the sighs drifted up the sky, gathered into clouds, then broke into tiny pieces that fell silently on the people below. As a reminder of how women suffer.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls."
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Miriam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
“But the game involves only male names. Because, if it's a girl, Laila has already named her.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Each snowflake was a sigh heard by an aggrieved woman somewhere in the world. All the sighs drifted up the sky, gathered into clouds, then broke into tiny pieces that fell silently on the people below. As a reminder of how women suffer.”
--Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
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