The Palestinians are the only nation in the world that feels with certainty that today is better than what the days ahead will hold. Tomorrow always heralds a worse situation.
We suffer from an incurable malady: Hope.
To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
Where can I free myself of the homeland in my body?
Nothing, nothing justifies terrorism.
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.