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121 " It has been conquered, razed, and rebuilt so many times that its stones seem to possess life, bestowed by the audit trail of prayer and blood. "
― Susan Abulhawa , Mornings in Jenin
122 " My body is stunned by the dialects of torture. "
123 " I stepped into the lush space of our absence. "
― Susan Abulhawa , Against the Loveless World
124 " Di dunia Arab, ucapan terima kasih adalah bahasa sendiri. 'Semoga Allah memberkati tangan yang memberiku hadiah ini'; 'Kecantikan ada di matamu yang menganggapku cantik'; 'Semoga Tuhan memperpanjang umurmu'; 'Semoga Allah tidak pernah menolak doamu'; 'Semoga makanan berikutnya yang kau masak bagi kami adalah pada pernikahan putramu, ... kelulusan putrimu, ... kesembuhan ibumu; dan seterusnya, rangkaian tanpa akhir berisi apresiasi yang penuh doa. Berasal dari budaya macam itu, aku selau merasa bahwa 'terima kasih' saja adalah ekspresi tak mencukupi yang membuat suaraku terdengar kikir dan tidak tahu terima kasih. "
125 " After five months of pumping phthalates into the pipe, an article appeared in a local Hebrew-language newspaper describing strange symptoms among the residents. "
126 " The settlers’ health problems persisted, however, because we went back to sabotaging the pipe when it was safe to do so. "
127 " Normal isn’t what other people do. You make your own normal. "
128 " el-Khan to the villagers. Overlooking Beit Daras were the remnants "
― Susan Abulhawa , The Blue Between Sky and Water
129 " and Israelis had elected Ariel Sharon, the Butcher of Beirut, as their prime minister, and his brutal legacy was already being felt. "
130 " He told me that Moscow used to bring hundreds of Palestinians to study in Russia free of charge, but all that changed when the Soviet Union dissolved. "
131 " Ordinarily I would use white silk for this thobe, but I found this gorgeous terra-cotta silk that harkens to Jericho. "
132 " Jehad decided to do his language prerequisites in Amman, instead of Moscow, to save money. "
133 " When you can’t leave the house and there’s little food or water, fucking is all there is. "
134 " The future can't breather in a refugee camp, Amal. The air here is too dense got hope. You are being offered a chance to liberate the life that lies dormant in all of us. Take i "
135 " predicament crystallized with every passing year, the "
136 " We have to get out of here,” she said. “Saddam Hussein is invading Kuwait! Iraq’s army is in the streets! "
137 " Bilal took in a long breath. “I need to say that again. Give up anything you want. Make shit up if you have to. But never, ever the underground. "
138 " Two elderly Egyptian women walk me down a dark corridor. They look familiar and I remember where I’ve seen them before. “No.” I tell them I don’t want to abort my child. But they just laugh and say, “We’ve already been paid. "
139 " Kuwait would not allow Palestinians to get new car plates. "
140 " The clock read 3:48 a.m. It was Friday, the day we usually slept in. "