Mai Awawdeh

“I don’t think I expect much from the world, until Palestinian interests align with superpowers' interests, we are not going to get much. So, focus on the little things, what can I as a person do? How can I change somebody’s life? How can I influence somebody’s perception of who Palestinians are? What we are all about?”
― Amal Awad, Beyond Veiled Clichés: The Real Lives of Arab Women

“Besides, sometimes it’s inevitable for the past to be forgotten, especially if the present is no less horrific;”
― Adania Shibli, Minor Detail

“Boats that stay in the harbor are safe, sweetheart, but that's not what boats were built for.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“Some people accept that they will never be free of their anxiety, they just learn to carry it. She tried to be one of them. She told herself that was why you should always be nice to other people, even idiots, because you never know how heavy their burden is.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People