Asmaa Hamed

“من أين يأتيك الحزن؟
من مسام جلدي.”
― محمود درويش, يوميات الحزن العادي

“It's only when you're forbidden to talk about the future that you suddenly realize how much the future normally occupies the present, how much of daily life is usually spent making plans and attempting to control the future. Never mind that you have no control over it. The idea of the future is our greatest entertainment, amusement, and time-killer.”
― Erica Jong, Fear of Flying

“Women want love to be a novel. Men, a short story.”
― Daphne du Maurier

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín