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“But not all Gaza residents were committed to the war. A reporter asked one of the Arabs what he most wanted. He was a taxi driver, father of ten. All he wanted was 'to eat and to work.' What did he...”
“If asked which words one associated with the Sahara, only the most dedicated surrealist might be expected to offer "whale".”
“Women often find great roles in revolution, simply because the rules fall apart and everyone has agency, anyone can act. As they did in Egypt, where liberty leading the masses was an earnest young ...”
“Ive heard the name before: Anubis. An Egyptian name. The name of a god.The god of the dead.”
“She comes closer to me. She is beautiful, in the way lightning striking across a storm-swept sky is beautiful: dangerous and distant.”
“How could you determine a man's intention if you didn't speak his language or share his beliefs? She'd happily embarked on a study of ancient Egyptian religion but had no curiosity about Islam, whi...”
“It became clear to her that all men, however respectable in appearance and however elevated their position in society, were utter weaklings in front of a beautiful woman. - The Yacoubian Building, ...”
“God hardening Pharaohs heart causes the world to fear God and not think they can sin to the point at which they want to repent.”
“It is worthless and senseless to seek help in Egypt, because true help comes only from theLord, Who created heaven and earth.”
“Egyptians are like camels: they can put up with beatings, humiliation and starvation for a long time but when they rebel they do so suddenly and with a force that is impossible to control.”
“Don't listen to anyone but me”
“The night folded around them with a sweetness and poignancy heightened by the new pale stars that prickled silver fire in the water of the lily ponds, by the scented winds, and by the nearness of e...”
“And on the pedestal these words appear:'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and b...”
“Sheftu, she whispered, it's all over.Nay, little one. It's just beginning. Many things are beginning.”
“You are both daring and unscrupulous, and you think fast. I have been looking for a person with those particular characteristics. Also I noticed you speak Babylonian.”
“I could have killed you, I snarl.You think you can become a god. You always meddle and change and create. No, that is not the way. What is shall always be. What is known shall always stand.Then you...”
“If I wasn't discovering something, if I wasn't studying, well then, what was I doing? I know I wouldnt be happy unless I made a difference. So what was the happiness of a moment worth against the h...”
“And whose heart do you want me to steal? The words escape me in a whisper.A small smile pricks Atens lips. King Tutankhamen.”
“I want to go home.Impossible. Youre here now.But why?Jane Ezrael, Anubis says, youre dead.”
“Well, its probably a good thing Anubis didnt kiss me. I would have died all over again.”
