"A Thousand Splendid Suns" Quotes
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" tells the story of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, whose lives become intertwined in the midst of war, love, and sacrifice.
fiction | 420 pages | Published in 2008
Quotes
Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.
Marriage can wait, education cannot.
One could not count on a change of heart. But what a man did with that heart, that was what defined him.
Some people had been dealt a good hand. Some had a tougher hand. And some people had been born into a game that they did not know how to play.
You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But there are things that, well, you just have to see and feel.
Like a compass seeking north, a Muslim will always seek the truth.
A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated.
It was pointless to tell a mother to forget her child.
Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason.
She had a voice, a voice that was strong and full of life. That voice would become a city's voice.
