“Grandfather's been dead all these years, but if you lifted my skull, by God, in the convolutions of my brain you'd find the big ridges of his thumbprint.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“I never will - no, I certainly never will wish for a letter again,' was Fanny's secret declaration, as she finished this. 'What do they bring but disappointment and sorrow?”
― Mansfield Park
― Mansfield Park
“Today we know too much about life under occupation, before and after Oslo, to take seriously the claim that non-resistance will ensure less oppression.”
― Ten Myths About Israel
― Ten Myths About Israel
“...I have the strongest belief that the historical and moral sufficiency of the Palestinian cause will finally outlast and outstrip any attempts to misrepresent it.”
― The Question of Palestine
― The Question of Palestine
“My anger has meant pain to me but it has also meant survival, and before I give it up I'm going to be sure that there is something at least as powerful to replace it”
― Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
― Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
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