“I am a pop widow.”

“Legally I am a ‘widow’ — that is the box I must check. But beyond that — I am not sure that I ­exist.”

“Let's be quick. I should like to catch up to them before they marry and I am forced to make Suzette a widow.”

“I do not wish to give the order full force without giving timely warning but I am a widow's son outlawed and must be obeyed.”

“Pop, I'm nothing! I'm nothing, Pop. Can't you understand that? There's no spite in it any more. I'm just what I am, that's all.”

“I am the guide and the guided. I am the father of the orphans and the destitute, and the guaridan of the widows. I am the refuge of the weak person and the haven of every fearful one. I am the leader of the believers to paradise. I am the strong rope of Allah(swt); I am Allah's firmest handle and the word of Godwariness. I am the eye of Allah(swt), His truthful tongue and His hand.”