34 Quotes by Samira Ahmed

When you appease a man's conscience, you can take his freedom and he will thank you for it.

It's not about danger. It's about fear. People are willing to trade their freedom, even for a false sense of protection.

I'm tired of hiding all the important parts of myself.

I wonder if all moms do this—try to make the terrifying seem mundane.

In the quiet of the night, the heart knows the lies you told to survive.

My body remembers what part of my mind wants to forget—because there are times when I struggle to reconcile what I gave up to be here, in this very moment, despite how much I wanted it. How much I do want it. The past may be prologue, but it’s with me, every day.

Thanks. I love cake.

People quietly shuffle through the dust back to their Mercury Homes. Even though we are in an open-air camp, we breathe the recycled air of dread and anxiety. Like everyone else, I wonder about tomorrow. Hope. Fear. Anticipation.

One thing I’ve learned: people love a camera, and when I’m filming, they see it, not me, so whenever I need to, I can quietly disappear behind my trusty shield.