A Hand Full of Stars Quotes

“Poverty smothers our dreams even before we have finished dreaming them.”
― Rafik Schami, A Hand Full of Stars

“What horrifying torture this poor man must have endured. Out of a wise man they have made a miserable bundle of flesh and bones.”
― Rafik Schami, A Hand Full of Stars

“Tout grandit, m'a-t-il dit un jour, sauf les catastrophes. Elles sont énormes quand elles naissent; ensuite, elles rapetissent un peu plus chaque jour.”
― Rafik Schami, A Hand Full of Stars

“I ran out of the apartment in a rage. Mahmud followed me, and we walked home, not speaking. Shortly before we reached the door to the house, he grabbed hold of me. "You're my friend, even if you've hurt me," he said.
I embraced him and asked his forgiveness.”
― Rafik Schami, A Hand Full of Stars

“When I told Uncle Salim the whole story today, I remarked that I felt like examining every would-be friend with a magnifying glass before I called him a real friend. Uncle Salim shook his head.

“And if inspection reveals you’ve made three hundred mistakes? Seek out new friends, and don’t be suspicious!” He sucked on his water pipe. “You know, my friend, it’s the poor in this world who invented friendship. The powerful have no need of it. They have their power. Seek out friends, and let the magnifying glass alone. Using it could be the biggest mistake of your life: You will live alone.”
― Rafik Schami, A Hand Full of Stars

“For twenty years good old Sami has cut my hair, but from day to day he says less and less. I've had enough of his silence. A barber should tell stories better than the radio.”
― Rafik Schami, A Hand Full of Stars

“Die Armut erstickt unsere Träume, noch bevor sie zu Ende geträumt sind.”
― Rafik Schami, A Hand Full of Stars