Women like us. We endure. It's all we have"(A Thousand Splendid Suns 18-19). Nana's words to Mariam could not have applied to Mariam's life more than they did. They paved the way for what the rest of life would look like: endurance. Mariam lived in fear everyday. However, when she and Laila became close, and shared the joy of raising Aziza, Mariam had an outlet for her pain – a reason to live for. Mariam realized the meaning of the wise words Mullah Faizullah once told her, "Behind every trial and every sorrow that he makes us shoulder, God has a reason"(38). Her reason was to allow for Aziza and Laila to have a safe life to live – which ultimately redeemed Mariam before she