I will follow you to the ends of the world.

Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason.

Marriage can wait, education cannot.

I’m all you have in this world Mariam, and when I’m gone you’ll have nothing. You ARE nothing!

She thought of Aziza's stutter, and of what Aziza had said earlier about fractures and powerful collisions deep down and how sometimes all we see on the surface is a slight tremor.

Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.

A society has no chance of success if it's women are uneducated.

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.

She remembered all too well how time had dragged without him, how she had shuffled about feeling waylaid, out of balance. How she could ever cope with his permanent absence?

You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But they are things that, well, you just have to see and feel. p.147

And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion.

Even this shall pass away

Imitation is a necessity of human nature.

A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

A nerd is someone who uses a telephone to talk to other people about telephones.

Time can't be measured in days the way money is measured in pesos and centavos, because all pesos are equal, while every day, perhaps every hour, is different.

How does he do it? Live. With the fear of death every day. I don't fear death as much as I fear the thought of living.

Sarah Palin met the wombshifter! Old Sarah and the wombshifter.

There are so many sitcoms. So, when you get to be a part of something that feels exciting to you, you just want to be a part of it.

According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear on account of his deeds arise in his mind.

I'm a much better singer than actor, which doesn't really say a whole lot.