Elizabeth Laird > Quotes

“There's a funny thing I've noticed about life. When you really dread something, it turns out not to be so bad. It's the unexpected awful things that get you down.”
― Elizabeth Laird, Red Sky in the Morning

“I often remember that dusty, ruined flat in old Beirut. And I know that a little part of me will stay there forever, laying out those treasures on the windowsill and playing at cat’s cradle with my friend.”
― Elizabeth Laird, Oranges in No Man's Land

“Endurance,' he said. 'That's what takes courage. Decency among ourselves. That's where we must be strong. When they steal from us and try to humiliate us, the real shame is on themselves.”
― Elizabeth Laird, A Little Piece of Ground

“تصور می‌کنم وقتی آدم زیاد به مرگ فکر کند، احساس می‌کند به طرز عجیبی به زندگی وابسته است! احساس می‌کند شهامتش بیشتر شده و این‌که زندگی‌اش خیلی با ارزش است. دیگر نمی‌خواهد آن را با این نگرانی که چرا به خوبیِ دیگران نیست، تلف کند! و همین باعث می‌شود که دقیق‌تر به دیگران نگاه کند!”
― Elizabeth Laird, Red Sky in the Morning

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― Elizabeth Laird, Oranges in No Man's Land

“A suicide bomber detonated a massive bomb outside a café in Jerusalem this afternoon. Eleven Israelis were killed. Four of them were secondary-school students, relaxing after their exams. The bomber has not been named.”
― Elizabeth Laird, A Little Piece of Ground