Against the Loveless World

by Susan Abulhawa

Abandoning the imposition of a calendar helped me understand that time isn’t real; it has no logic in the absence of hope or anticipation.

No therapist or clergy can substitute for the confidence of a whore, because whores have no voice in the world, no avenue to daylight, and that makes us the most reliable custodians of secrets and truth.

Perhaps predators in particular deserve pity, if only for the spiritual sewage of them.

“Whatever happens in this ungenerous world, we will meet again, my sister.”

just proves the state will always find a way to imprison those who are truly free, who do not accept social, economic, or political chains.”