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.

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

Marriage can wait, education cannot.

I will follow you to the ends of the world.

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

But Grandmère is just like all those other women who go around wanting the same rights as men, but don’t want to call themselves feminists. Because that isn’t “feminine.

Later when they would mention, they would say, and everyone would know, but not nearly as well as they meant.

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.

It isn't more light we need, it isn't more truth, and it isn't more scientific data. It is more Christ, more courage, more spiritual insight to act on the light we have.

If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.

Innovation-the heart of the knowledge economy-is fundamentally social.

I serve with my art and creativity. That makes me most happy.

I'd do a lot of things to protect you.

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.