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And what I don't understand I grasp it only when it's too late.
Mahmoud Darwish
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Mahmoud Darwish
Age: 67 †
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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Al-Birweh
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Mahmoud Darwish
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And I tell myself, a moon will rise from my darkness.
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I am patient and am waiting for a profound revolution in the consciousness of the Israelis. The Arabs are ready to accept a strong Israel with nuclear arms - all it has to do is open the gates of its fortress and make peace.
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Without hope we are lost.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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I never wanted children, maybe I'm afraid of responsibility.
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Where can I free myself of the homeland in my body?
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I am not a lover of Israel, of course. I have no reason to be. But I don't hate Jews.
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