Thousand splendid suns (page 42)

Gracious, don't you worry about that," Nana said. "There won't be any lack of things."

She went ahead to state how Jalil's spouses had called her a revolting, modest stone carver's girl. How they'd made her wash clothing outside exposed to the harsh elements until the point that her face went numb and her fingertips consumed.

"It's our present situation, Mariam. Ladies like us. We persevere. It's all we have. Do you get it? In addition, they'll snicker at you in school. They will. They'll call you harami. They'll say the most loathsome things in regards to you. I won't have it."