A Thousand Farewells Quotes

“Real change does not happen in eighteen days of revolution, as in Egypt's case, or even in a year-long rebellion, as in Syria. It will take years, perhaps decades, and the danger is that it won't happen quickly enough to prevent despair settling back into the hearts of those desperate for renaissance.”
― Nahlah Ayed, A Thousand Farewells

“[T]hey also taught me contentment with what you have is a treasure that never runs out.”
― Nahlah Ayed, A Thousand Farewells

“I felt most at peace in a window seat, staring at the clouds rushing beneath me, aloft on mechanical wings and lost in thoughts about what I had left and where I was going. As long as I was going somewhere, I was fine.”
― Nahlah Ayed, A Thousand Farewells

“This one year also confirmed my long-held belief in the traditional model of foreign correspondence, in the benefit - the necessity - of living in a place, if only for a year or two, in order to really understand it. You cannot fully comprehend the reasons behind an eruption of violence, an uprising, without having understood its root causes. You must know every one of a country's opposing voices to truly reflect the tension between them. You must know something of the people's daily challenge before you could credibly speak to their frustrations.”
― Nahlah Ayed, A Thousand Farewells