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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Every lemon will bring forth a child, and the lemons will never die out.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“When I die, I'm going to tell God everything.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Death is an excellent teacher.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“كلُّ ليمونة ستنجب طفلاً ومحال أن ينتهي الليمون

Every lemon will bring forth a child, and the lemons will never die out”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“This is the land of your father, and his father before him. Your history is embedded in this soil. No country in the world will love you as yours does.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Bury me before I bury you" I did.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“تصدقيني اذا اخبرتك اني صرت اؤمن ان اجمل الاشخاص في حياتنا ليسوا اولئك الذين نخرج لنبحث عنهم، و انما اولئك الذين نتعثر بهم في طرقات الحياة اثناء اتجاهنا الى مكان اخر”
― أدهم شرقاوي, ليطمئن قلبي

“أتعرفين ما هو الوطن يا صفية ؟ الوطن هو ألا يحدث ذلك كله.”
― غسان كنفاني, عائد إلى حيفا

“إن أكبر جريمه يمكن لأي أنسان أن يرتكبها ...كائنا من كان ..هي أن يعتقد ولو للحظه أن ضعف الآخريين و اخطاءهم هي التي تشكل حقه في الوجود على حسابهم ...وهي التي تبرر له أخطاءه و جرائمه”
― غسان كنفاني, عائد إلى حيفا

“The only good human being is a dead one.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“Don’t focus on the darkness and sadness,” she says, and I glance up at her. She smiles warmly. “If you do, you won’t see the light even if it’s staring you in the face.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Prayers are answered when rain falls,” she reminds me.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“I love you too.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“The most beautiful sunsets are always the ones that come after a rain”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow