I wish I were a candle in the darkness.
Palestinian people are in love with life.
If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted them, Their Oil would become Tears.
To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.
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.