Why do women have to suffer this way? Why don’t we have the freedom men have?

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

You should never despise people because they haven’t had your opportunities.

There is no Hell, other than that which men make on earth.

The world is always outside. And it is in the world that we must live.

I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.

It’s like a spell. It’s so strong I can’t fight it. Is love always like this?

Kemarahan dan kesedihan sama-sama sulit dipikul.

Don’t you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?

Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this, either by prayers or spells. Children cry about it, but men and women do not cry. They have to endure.