"The Pearl That Broke Its Shell" Quotes
Two Afghan women from different generations struggle for autonomy and self-determination in a society that seeks to confine them.
fiction | 452 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
One could not measure the loss of the beloved with a ruler or scale.
I think it is our lot in life to be like a river. We can choose the path we take, we can decide how to use the water, but we cannot stop the flow altogether.
The world is full of men who want to be as powerful as the sun, but the sun doesn't look back to see who's looking at it.
A woman's fate is to suffer, no matter where you go.
There is no strength without suffering.
In the end, all we have are memories. We should make them good ones.
Sometimes a woman has to be brave enough for herself.
The most valuable things are not things at all.
Life is a tapestry of choices.
The strongest of women are those who dare to be weak when they need to be.
