Suheir Hammad Quotes

Your war drum ain't / louder than this breath.

I will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance. This heartbeat is louder than death.

The machine will grind you down, but the machine is not bigger than the imagination. Rome fell in a day. We know this.

War and tooth enameled salted lemon childhoods All colors run, none of us solid Don't look for shadow behind me I carry it within I live cycles of light and darkness

I came from a traditional immigrant family where education meant there were only a few valid paths: doctor or lawyer - and I didnt want to be either one.

I think of feminism as a socially just and imaginative world.

I will not dance to your war drum!

I understand now my father really thought he was doing me good. Education means a lot to Palestinians. We’ve become some of the most educated people in the world through our diaspora. We’ve had to be. When you ain’t got land, your degree may be your only solid ground. May father felt (feels) that being a doctor would give me security. How can I explain that I’m not safe from anything if I don’t write?

I've read too many books to believe what I am told.

Writing must always have intention because words have power.

Do not fear what has blown up. If you must, fear the unexploded.

i cried when i saw those buildings collapse on themselves like a broken heart.

Life is a right, not collateral or casual.