Top 25 Quotes by Mahmoud Darwish of 60 - Page 3

I am not a lover of Israel, of course. I have no reason to be. But I don't hate Jews.

I am not a lover of Israel, of course. I have no reason to be. But I don't hate Jews.

Hate, Israel, Lovers

When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.

Age, Emotion

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.

Mahmoud Darwish

Strong, Israel, Profound

May poetry and God's name have mercy on us!

Mahmoud Darwish

Names, May, Mercy

Mahmoud Darwish (2013). “Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems”, p.14, Univ of California Press

I never wanted children, maybe I'm afraid of responsibility.

Mahmoud Darwish

Children, Responsibility, Wanted

"Poet of the Arab world" by Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2002.

The poem is neither here nor there, and with a girl's breast it can illuminate the nights. With the glow of an apple it fills two bodies with light and with a gardenia's breath it can revive a homeland!

Mahmoud Darwish

Girl, Night, Light

Mahmoud Darwish (2013). “Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems”, p.86, Univ of California Press

Sometimes I feel as if I am read before I write. When I write a poem about my mother, Palestinians think my mother is a symbol for Palestine. But I write as a poet, and my mother is my mother. She's not a symbol.

Mahmoud Darwish

Mother, Writing, Thinking