Rawan Ouda

“I feel we owe it to ourselves as writers to see these clichés and stereotypes for exactly what they are—mere snapshots.”
― Luke Edley

“Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”
― Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

“لو سألوني عن رام الله لقلت: رام الله هي تلك المدينة المعبقة برائحة الحرية والاحتلال على حد سواء... تلك المدينة التي حتى في خطاياها عبادة”
― Abeer Allan

“Feeling is what makes us human. Even the most difficult feelings. Perhaps especially those. Love, loss, longing—this is what it means to be truly alive.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Wicked Ones