“Mariam: No, it is fair. I killed our husband, Laila. I deprived your son of a father. Even if we escape, I…I won't be able to look at him without shame. No, it's my fault. Take care, Laila jo.”

— Khaled Hosseini, book A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007)

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