"Don’t confuse rescue and kidnapping. I have not asked to be rescued."

“You could stand near him, listen to him speak, and feel as if you were in the presence of some wiser man, a true mullah. His uncles were the same. Rich, powerful men whose influence allowed them to profit from the war, not fight in it.”

“Not everything that’s beautiful is weak.”

“A well-appointed prison is still a prison.”

“It wasn’t what was done to you. Life was what you did with what was done to you.”

“I’d say I was doing a great job submitting to God by submitting to my desires. Who do you think gave me desire in the first place?”

“She had already been to hell. One prayer more or less wouldn’t make any difference.”