141 Quotes by Mahmoud Darwish

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.

Nothing, nothing justifies terrorism.

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

I've built my homeland, I've even founded my state - in my language.

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

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.