E-mails from Scheherazad Quotes

“All women speak two languages:

the language of men

and the language of silent suffering.

Some women speak a third,

the language of queens.”
― Mohja Kahf, E-mails from Scheherazad

“Obey, obey, obey
-obey what?
My body catching this wind is obeying
the pulse of the breathtaking Divine.
You, canoeing those rapids, are breaking
into the spray of larger, unseen Waves.”
― Mohja Kahf, E-mails from Scheherazad

“The longest exile is exile of the heart
The only passage for return is love”
― Mohja Kahf, E-mails from Scheherazad

“L'esilio più lungo è l'esilio del cuore
L'unico passaggio per il ritorno è l'amore”
― Mohja Kahf, E-mails from Scheherazad

“Here are the long-awaited evenings
Here you are. Here am I.
Your face
the orizon
I want to see”
― Mohja Kahf, E-mails from Scheherazad