--- title: "1 Americans Believed Quotes By Mohja Kahf" description: "1 Americans Believed quotes by Mohja Kahf. Plus more from Mohja Kahf and more Americans Believed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/mohja-kahf-29549_said-americans_generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smok_335063.png" --- > [“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair number of them used drugs. Americans dated and fornicated and committed adultery. They had broken families and lots of divorces. Americans were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smoke-and-drank-and-the-shamys/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/mohja-kahf-29549_said-americans_generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smok_335063.png) ## More by Mohja Kahf > [“That's Pete Seeger,' Joy said, indicating the snake with a nod. 'Baker beaned 'im, Dad stuffed 'im, and I named 'im.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/that-s-pete-seeger-joy-said-indicating-the-snake-with-a-nod-baker/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“You who came of age in the past decade have had eight years of a Black U.S. president, and that gloss looked good, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/you-who-came-of-age-in-the-past-decade-have-had-eight-years-of-a/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair number of them used drugs. Americans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smoke-and-drank-and-the-shamys/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“Peeling an eggplant was like unveiling an ivory-skinned woman dressed all in black.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/peeling-an-eggplant-was-like-unveiling-an-ivory-skinned-woman-dressed/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [ “\[He\] \[w\]ent deep into the cave where wounded men go when they walk around not talking to anyone about what's happening to them on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/he-w-ent-deep-into-the-cave-where-wounded-men-go-when-they-walk/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“And here's one reminder: avoid filling your life with "nice" people who find racism invisible or who second-guess your every instinct on it while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/and-here-s-one-reminder-avoid-filling-your-life-with-nice-people-who/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [All women speak two languages: the language of men and the language of silent suffering. Some women speak a third, the language of queens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/all-women-speak-two-languages-the-language-of-men-and-the-language-of/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“...Her eyes sparkle like she's about to cartwheel through a mosque.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/her-eyes-sparkle-like-she-s-about-to-cartwheel-through-a-mosque/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“I'm not defending their views . I'm defending their right to have their views. There's a difference.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/i-m-not-defending-their-views-i-m-defending-their-right-to-have-their/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“I cannot operate from fear anymore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/i-cannot-operate-from-fear-anymore/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“One time her father told her Shakespeare was really an Arab. 'Just look at his name: It's an Anglicization of Sheikh Zubayr,' he said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/one-time-her-father-told-her-shakespeare-was-really-an-arab-just-look/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“Juma: I'm not a woman--I don't know HOW to cook! Khadra: Well, it didn't come with my BOOBS!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/juma-i-m-not-a-woman-i-don-t-know-how-to-cook-khadra-well-it-didn-t/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“Here was an exposure, her soul an unmarked sheet shadowing into distinct shapes under the fluids. Fresh film. Her self, developing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/here-was-an-exposure-her-soul-an-unmarked-sheet-shadowing-into/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [“You do not know your own beauty, you struggle in grief, but I, I have seen it all, and I know: You yourself are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/you-do-not-know-your-own-beauty-you-struggle-in-grief-but-i-i-have/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) > [You knew you were an Arab if your ride form the airport was two dozen people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/you-knew-you-were-an-arab-if-your-ride-form-the-airport-was-two-dozen/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-believed/mohja-kahf/#itemlist", "name": "1 Americans Believed Quotes By Mohja Kahf", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair number of them used drugs. 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