Ekene

“The attempt to portray Palestinians, and Arabs in general, as Nazis was a deliberate public relations ploy to ensure that, three years after the Holocaust, Jewish soldiers would not lose heart when ordered to cleanse, kill and destroy other human beings.”
― Ilan Pappé, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

“And though I knew the complexity of our fate couldn’t be reduced to a single sheet of paper, she nonetheless had a point: Evil expressed itself through administrative language.”
― Aria Aber, Good Girl

“(In the hierarchy of migration, “expat” is largely reserved for white Westerners who leave their homes for another country, usually because the money’s better there. When other people do this, they might be deemed “aliens” or “illegals” or at best “economic migrants.” As with most criteria of segregation, everyone knows, instinctively, how they will be labeled.”
― Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

“Walking away may hurt for a while, but your heart will eventually heal. Then you can choose what you really want.”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom