Paul E Dodaro

“The trunks of date palms met as though they were corpses mangled by the ants that had penetrated their leaves, while scraps of ripe dates, strewn about beneath them, gave out a fermented smell mixed with that of the date palms and the water-sodden roots.”
― Denys Johnson-Davies, In a Fertile Desert: Modern Writing from the United Arab Emirates

“She’s an old lady from times back. Her clothes have the smell of her sheep and that rusty smell of the ancient trunk in which she keeps her things.”
― Denys Johnson-Davies, In a Fertile Desert: Modern Writing from the United Arab Emirates

“I found him most of the time grave-faced, staring ahead of him, and eating frugally.”
― Denys Johnson-Davies, In a Fertile Desert: Modern Writing from the United Arab Emirates

“Just two tears. That’s all life is worth.”
― José Saramago, Skylight: A Novel