Darwish Quotes

“A place is not only a geographical area; it's also a state of mind. And trees are not just trees, they are the ribs of childhood.”
― Mahmoud Darwish

“Dort immer noch Abstand wahren zu wollen, wo es nicht mehr nötig wäre, gehört zu den Folgeerscheinungen von Sehnsucht.
وللحنين اعراض جانبيه من بينها...الحرج من رفع الكلفه مع الممكن”
― Mahmoud Darwish, في حضرة الغياب

“Dearly I yearn for my mother’s bread,
My mother’s coffee,
Mother’s brushing touch.
Childhood is raised in me,
Day upon day in me.
And I so cherish life
Because if I died
My mother’s tears would shame me.”
― Mahmoud Darwish