“We're all born with the greatest treasures we'll ever have in life. One of those treasures is your mind, another is your heart.”

“Thank you, I answered, unsure of the proper American response to her gracious enthusiasm. In the Arab world, gratitude is a language unto itself. May Allah bless the hands that give me this gift; B...”

“I loved her in spite of myself. I loved her immeasurably.Infinitely. And I feared that love as much as I feared my own fury at theworld.”

“She loved beyond measure, When I was young I thought her cold. But in time I came to understand that she was too tender for the world shed been born into, I said. Sorrow gave Dalia an iron gift. Be...”

“I know she is crying. Her tears fall on the wrong side, into the bottomless well inside her.”

“Always" is a good word to believe in.”

“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”

“Youll get over it Its the clichs that cause the trouble. To lose someone you love is to alter your life for ever. You dont get over it because it is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are ...”

“Its the same with people who say, Whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Even people who say this must realize that the exact opposite is true. What doesnt kill you maims you, cripples you, l...”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”

“Never blame men, they have too many responsibilities because they live in a country where they are being taught to take up the burden since they get an erection.”

“If I love one lover,...I have loved many more.”

“Yes, we will get hurt. Our hearts will break, and if we are lucky they will break open. When they do, we can begin to experience ourselves, relationshipsindeed all of lifein a deeper, richer, and m...”