Fatimah A. Bass > Quotes

“The leaves of a tree need to fall in order to rise anew.”
― Fatimah A. Bass, Where the Olive Trees Return: by Fatimah A. Bass

“Hope is a seed we plant, the wings we grow. If we ever want to see olive trees return to Palestine- if we ever want to see our trees and our people return- we must plant this hope. Across Gaza, and across the world.”
― Fatimah A. Bass, Where the Olive Trees Return: by Fatimah A. Bass

“It was a lonely place to be. Not even the moon could be her companion.”
― Fatimah A. Bass, The Little Queen of Sheba

“As Altan once told her, letting go doesn't mean forgetting someone. It means moving forward with their memory.”
― Fatimah A. Bass, The Little Queen of Sheba

“Sometimes, I look up at the full moon and wonder if I will live to see another one of its crescents,”
― Fatimah A. Bass, Where the Olive Trees Return: by Fatimah A. Bass

“A big part of who you are is who you're not.”
― Fatimah A. Bass, Where the Olive Trees Return: by Fatimah A. Bass

“Khawla move!" Altan was shouting now, desperation clawing his insides. He wouldn't reach her in time, even if he tried. But he couldn't watch her get carried away. "Khawla!"

He would lose her again.”
― Fatimah A. Bass, The Little Queen of Sheba

“Even if Allah gives you this world, He has surely honoured us with heaven in the hereafter.”
― Fatimah A. Bass, Where the Olive Trees Return: by Fatimah A. Bass

“What is the best way to trap a bird?”
― Fatimah A. Bass, Where the Olive Trees Return: by Fatimah A. Bass