Every word written and read made Ahmer weaker than ever before, and his display of strength was almost fading away.
— Hamid Majid Abbasi, The Forgotten
“Bring her out, there are seven men along with me, or let me be at peace with her inside your walls, it will be one.”

“By the time Rafiyah came back to her senses, she saw Ammar and Mubashir sewing a sack which was to hold flour.”

“The man had then advanced on Leila and she was frozen in fear; no spell came to her mind but there was a shout from behind and a blast and the man disappeared.”

“However, something happened with Adnan that never happened with him – something that reduced his fear of being scolded or insulted in public.”
