Pepitoya

“Every Jew in Palestine is a bit of an Arab, and no Arab in Israel can deny that he's a little Jewish.”
― Yasmina Khadra, The Attack

“In Jerusalem, people are very cautious in the morning, out of superstition: The first words and deeds at dawn, it's said, usually shape the rest of the day.”
― Yasmina Khadra, The Attack

“But how can I accept blindness in order to be happy? How can a man turn his back on himself without coming face-to-face with his own negation? You can't water a flower with one hand and pluck it with the other. When you put a rose in a vase, you don't restore its charm; you denature it. You think you're beautifying your room, but in fact, all you're doing is disfiguring your garden.”
― Yasmina Khadra, The Attack

“What's a house when you've lost a country?' she says with a sigh.”
― Yasmina Khadra, The Attack