But the truth is, it never leaves you. It gets right under your skin and stays there. It changes the way you see the world. Changes the way you see people.’
“You should always take credit for your own good luck, Caela said. After all, who else will?”
― City of Light
― City of Light
“When the last tree is cut, when the last animal is hunted, when the last river is polluted, it will be then that man will realise that money cannot be eaten .”
― The Puma Years
― The Puma Years
“Why fight? she thought. For what? For a piece of land? A piece of land that was still half stones and thornbushes even after months of hard work? And was it supposed to just go on like this forever—fighting the Arabs, fighting for survival?”
― Where the Desert Meets the Sea
― Where the Desert Meets the Sea
“After all, the quiet is when we hear our own voices clearest.”
― After She Left
― After She Left
“We Jews in Europe, we just learned firsthand what violence means,” Judith blurted. “We were victims. Must we now be perpetrators? Shouldn’t we be the very ones who are most committed to finding a peaceful solution?”
― Where the Desert Meets the Sea
― Where the Desert Meets the Sea
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