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What Strange Paradise
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"What Strange Paradise" Quotes

A young Syrian refugee washes up on a Mediterranean island, forging a fragile bond with a local girl as they navigate a world indifferent to their survival.

Quotes

The world is the world, and it will keep turning, with or without your consent.

Omar El Akkad

fatelifeacceptance

Every time you run, you leave something behind, and sometimes it’s yourself.

Omar El Akkad

identityescapeloss

He learned early that silence is the only safe reply to certain questions.

Omar El Akkad

silencesafetyfear

Hope is the cruelest thing you can give a person.

Omar El Akkad

hopecrueltydespair

She was not brave, only unwilling to be afraid.

Omar El Akkad

braveryfearstrength

There are places in the world that refuse to be forgotten.

Omar El Akkad

memoryplacehistory

Home is not a place, but the people you cannot leave behind.

Omar El Akkad

homebelongingfamily

To be invisible is to be safe, but also to be alone.

Omar El Akkad

invisibilitysafetyloneliness

They measure distance not in miles, but in the weight of longing.

Omar El Akkad

distancelongingseparation

The sea does not care who survives it.

Omar El Akkad

natureindifferencesurvival