"Mornings in Jenin" Quotes
Spanning four generations, "Mornings in Jenin" follows a Palestinian family's journey through displacement, loss, and hope amidst the tumultuous events of the 20th century.
historical fiction | 352 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Maybe it’s better to have been loved and lost than to have never been loved at all.
To survive, we must begin to tell the truth, and by so doing, begin to heal.
A nation is not a homogenous mass of people. It is made up of individuals.
It is the nature of people to be roused to anger and retaliatory action when a loved one is harmed.
To forgive is to love in the most radical way.
Laughter is a language that requires no translation.
Grief was a thing with teeth that sank into a person and did not want to let go.
The heart is a muscle, and the only way to make it stronger is to exercise it.
It’s easier to be cruel than to be kind.
It was the kind of beauty that took your breath away and made you want to weep at the same time.
