Fatma > Fatma's Quotes

“No one can own a tree. It can belong to you, as you can belong to it. We come from the land, give our labor to her, and she nurtures us in return. When we die, we return to the land. In a way, she owns us. Palestine owns us and we belong to her.”
― Susan Abulhawa, Mornings in Jenin

“Besides, sometimes it’s inevitable for the past to be forgotten, especially if the present is no less horrific;”
― Adania Shibli, Minor Detail

“The world can’t pretend that there are two sides here any more. There is no humanity, no equity, no semblance of justice. It’s a calculated, deliberate and ruthless ethnic cleansing, and nobody seems to care enough.”
― Plestia Alaqad, The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience

“This is how colonialism works. It convinces us that the fallout from resistance is entirely our fault, that the immoral choice is resistance itself rather than the circumstances that demanded it.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“To surrender to the vulnerability of love and allow ourselves to be loved by others—isn’t that the most courageous act of all?”
― Etaf Rum, Evil Eye

“Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love