9 Quotes by Deborah Rodriguez

It was almost as if she was still the bewildred girl of fourteen who wasn't ready to be an adult.

I was tired. Tired of men, tired of moving, tired of being scared, tired of being confused. But who was I kissing? I'm not one to sit quietly, anywhere.

Miluješ, zemřeš a mezitím se snažíš žít, jak nejlíp dokážeš.

Maybe life isn’t about being one way or the other. Perhaps the answers we are looking for come from everywhere–our faith, our brains, and our hearts.

I was tired. Tired of men, tired of moving, tired of being scared, tired of being confused. But who was I kissing? I’m not one to sit quietly, anywhere.

It was almost as if she was still the bewildred girl of fourteen who wasn’t ready to be an adult.

I am rich, thank you very much. And you are excused for being shortsighted. It is Americans, you British, and all the other Westerners who think they know what’s right and what’s wrong, who make money from the sale of heroin and opium with one hand, and yet pay mullahs to preach that growing poppies is against the Koran with the other.” He laughed. “Hypocrites all!

It is the power of a girl with a book that is the best weapon for progress.

There is nothing the Americans can do. Their presence here only fuels the fire of the Taliban hatred. It’s as if everybody thinks that Afghans are theirs for the taking. It’s as if we’re not real people with hearts and minds of our own. It’s as if we’re animals who need humans to shape us. By Muhammad, I know that if more of us had some education and could read, we would be a mighty force. We could rule our own lives.