Leonie

“the reverse side of love is unbearable loss.”
― Susan Abulhawa, Mornings in Jenin

“We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing

“No story worth telling should ever be about blame or regret. What happened was what was meant to happen.”
― Nafisa Haji, The Writing on My Forehead

“No one forgets that they were once captive, even if they are now free.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing