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161 " I passed by General Zia's tomb and knew that I never would have become Muslim if I was raised in this country [Pakistan]. As a rebellious American adolescent, I had chosen Islam because it was the religion of Malcolm X, a language of resistance against unjust power. But in Pakistan, Islam was the unjust power, or at least part of what kept the machine running. Pakistan's Islam was guilty of everything for which I had rebelled against Reagen-Falwaell Christianity of America. "
― Michael Muhammad Knight , Journey to the End of Islam
162 " My speak a language my heart knows how to respond to. "
― Nikki Rowe
163 " So he could not be hasty or impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.God placed them along my path. He had surprised himself with the thought. Until then, he had considered the omens to be things of this world, Like eating or sleeping, or like seeking love or finding a job. he had never thought of them in terms of a language used by God to indicate what he should do. "
164 " That was the problem with the outside world, the human world. The whole thing was made up puzzles, of a language she didn't quite speak. "
― Lauren Oliver , Replica (Replica, #1)
