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“Bury me before I bury you" I did.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Death is an excellent teacher.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“When I die, I'm going to tell God everything.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Know that even in death, youʼre my life.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“I want my mama. I want her to soothe away my sadness and kiss me while calling me ya omri and te’eburenee. My life and bury me.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“He and I are owed a love story that doesn't end in tragedy.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“كلُّ ليمونة ستنجب طفلاً ومحال أن ينتهي الليمون

Every lemon will bring forth a child, and the lemons will never die out”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Grief isn't constant. It weavers, tugging and letting go like the waves on the sea.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“Time doesn’t forgive our sins,”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow