“Biliyorsun.""Neyi biliyorum?""Gözlerimin sadece seni gördüğünü.”

“Look at me, Mariam.'Reluctantly, Mariam did.Nana said, 'Learn this now and learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.”

“about clichés. Avoid them like the plague.”

“Make morning into a key and throw it into the well,go slowly , my lovely moon, go slowly.let the morning sun forget to rise in the east ,go slowly , my lovely moon, go slowly.”

“There was so much goodness in my life. So much happiness. I wondered whether I deserved any of it.”

“You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But there are things that, well, you have to see and feel.”

“If America taught me anything, it's that quitting is right up there with pissing in the Girl Scouts' lemonade jar.”