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Exile is more than a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room.
Mahmoud Darwish
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Mahmoud Darwish
Age: 67 †
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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And I tell myself, a moon will rise from my darkness.
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And what I don't understand I grasp it only when it's too late.
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