Top 10 Najwan Darwish Quotes
#1. "Who Remembers the Armenians?"
I remember them
and I ride the nightmare bus with them
each night
and my coffee, this morning
I'm drinking it with them
You, murderer -
Who remembers you?
#2. Something in me snaps. Since I woke in the alley I've been pushed down, feared and prosecuted for things out of my control. Well, enough is enough.
#3. I'm not stupid, but I'm getting there.
#4. I Will Rise One Day
I will rise one day and speak it
I, the Kurd, will rise one day
and speak it
I, the Amazigh, your voice
will rise one day
I, the Arab you know
will rise one day
and speak it:
They've gone now, Saladin
#5. Eight centuries have passed
like a nap in the late afternoon
my throat is choked
with words I cannot speak
(from The Last Soldier's Words to Saladin)
#6. Just like you, my country cannot hear me:
She's made of bronze
and I
can no longer reach her heart
(from Thoughts on the Statue of Talaat Harb)
#7. In many ways, 'William Shakespeare's Star Wars' is modeled on Shakespeare's Henry V, which relied on a chorus to explain in words the battles of Harfleur and Agincourt that could never be captured on the Elizabethan stage.
#8. She wanted nothing more than someone to miss, to touch, with whom to speak like a child, with whom to be a child.
#9. Not all things will be easy for you, Bailey. It's the hard things that grow us. If you need to get stronger as a performer, then you'll get stronger.
#10. Behold me! I am worthy
Of thy loving, for I love thee!