“Waktu yang singkat namun merayap lambat”

“sesuatu yang terjadi dalam beberapa hari, kadang-kadang bahkan dalam sehari, bisa mengubah keseluruhan jalan hidup seseorang.”

“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.”