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

“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