Mahmoud Darwish Quotes

It Would Be The Simplest Thing To Say, My Homeland Is Where I Was Born. But When You Returned, You Found Nothing. What Does That Mean? It Would Be The Simplest Thing To Say, My Homeland Is Where I Will Die. But You Could Die Anywhere, Or On The Border Between Two Places. What Does That Mean? After A While The Question Will Become Harder. Why Did You Leave? Why Did You Leave? For Twenty Years You Have Been Asking, Why Did They Leave? Leaving Is Not A Negation Of The Homeland, But It Does Turn The Problem Into A Question. Do Not Write A History Now. When You Do That, You Leave The Past Behind, And What Is Required Is To Call The Past To Account. Do Not Write A History Except That Of Your Wounds. Do Not Write A History Except That Of Your Exile. You Are Here - Here, Where You Were Born. And Where Longing Will Lead You To Death. So, What Is Homeland?

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