Never give up, never lose hope.
God says, 'The broken ones are my beloved.'
Crush your heart. Be broken."
- Shaikh Abu Saeed Abil Kheir
"Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water,
sings the pebbles into perfection."
-Rabindranath Tagore, p. 184
"If you really want to change a culture, to empower women, improve basic hygiene and health care, and fight high rates of infant mortality, the answer is to educate girls" - Greg Mortenson, p. 209
"'I've heard some people say Americans are bad,' she says softly. 'But we love Americans. They are the most kind people for us. They are the only ones who cared to help us.'" - p. 224
"'I request America to look into our hearts,' Abbas continue, his voice straining with emotion, 'and see that the great majority of us are not terrorists, but good and simple people. Our land is stricken with poverty because we are without education. but today, another candle of knowledge has been lit. In the name of Allah the Almighty, may it light our way out of the darkness we find ourselves in.'" - Syed Abbas, p. 257
"There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.
There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled.
You feel it, don't you?" - Rumi
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