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Sam Skrovan, Sierra Scott, Daniel Campa
All Quiet On The Western Front
"'There must be some people to whom the war is useful.' 'Well i'm not one of them grins Tjaden ' not you or anyone else here.'" -Pg.205
"No one in particular wants it, and then all at once there it is. We didn't want the war, the others say the same thing-and yet half the war is in it all the same'" Pg.206
A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Attention women..You will not in any circumstance show your face. You will cover with a burqa when outside. If you do not, you will be severely beaten. Cosmetics are forbidden. You will not wear charming clothes. You will not speak unless spoken to. You will not make eye contact with men. You will not laugh in public. If you do, you will be beaten. You will not paint your nails. If you do, you will lose a finger. Girls are forbidden from attending school. All schools for girls will be closed immediately. Women are forbidden from working. If you are found guilty or adultery you will be stoned to death." Pg.278
" Rasheed raised he belt again and this time came at Miriam. Then an astonishing thing happened: The girl lunged at him. She grabbed his arm with both hands and tried to drag him down, but she could do no more than dangle from it She did succeed in slowing Rasheed's progress toward Miriam...In the end, Miriam knew that there would be no beating, not that night."