--- title: "1 Behind the scenes Quotes By Yasmina Khadra" description: "1 Behind the scenes quotes by Yasmina Khadra. Plus more from Yasmina Khadra and more Behind the scenes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/yasmina-khadra-8341_behind-the-scenes_what-to-keep-of-all-these-reels-of-film_2438866.jpg" --- > [“What to keep of all these reels of film, what to throw away? If we could only take 1 memory on our journey, what would we choose? At the expense of what or whom? And most importantly, how to choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/what-to-keep-of-all-these-reels-of-film-what-to-throw-away-if-we/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/yasmina-khadra-8341_behind-the-scenes_what-to-keep-of-all-these-reels-of-film_2438866.jpg) ## Other authors on Behind the scenes - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-osteen-50643.jpg) Joel Osteen 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/joel-osteen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-germany-kent-38328.jpg) Germany Kent 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/germany-kent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anton-chekhov-14247.jpg) Anton Chekhov 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/anton-chekhov/) ## More by Yasmina Khadra > [It seems that the whole world is beginning to decay, and that its putrefaction has chosen to spread outward from here, from the land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/it-seems-that-the-whole-world-is-beginning-to-decay-and-that-its/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [I was depressed. I knew I was lost, but I had no idea how to find myself again. It was as though I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/i-was-depressed-i-knew-i-was-lost-but-i-had-no-idea-how-to-find/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“He took a fine fresh fig from his pocket and washed it meticulously in a glass of water; then he peeled it open before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/he-took-a-fine-fresh-fig-from-his-pocket-and-washed-it-meticulously/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [Get a grip on yourself. there's only one god here on earth, and that's you. If you don't like the world, make one you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/get-a-grip-on-yourself-there-s-only-one-god-here-on-earth-and-that-s/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [Culture is always about politics in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/culture-is-always-about-politics-in-the-end/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [Of course, I'm aware of the animosities destroying brain cells on both sides, and I know all about the obstinacy of the warring parties,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/of-course-i-m-aware-of-the-animosities-destroying-brain-cells-on-both/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“In the eyes of Popes and Imams we are Us and Them, but in the eyes of the Lord we are one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/in-the-eyes-of-popes-and-imams-we-are-us-and-them-but-in-the-eyes-of/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“This land does not belong to you. It belongs to that ancient shepherd whose ghost is standing next to you, though you refuse to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/this-land-does-not-belong-to-you-it-belongs-to-that-ancient-shepherd/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [You can know all there is to know about life and mankind, but what do you really know about yourself?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/you-can-know-all-there-is-to-know-about-life-and-mankind-but-what-do/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“The can take everything you own- your property, your best years, all your joys, all your good works, everything down to your last shirt-…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/the-can-take-everything-you-own-your-property-your-best-years-all/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“An isolated person is doomed beyond remedy." Yasmina Khadra, Swallows of Kabul”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/an-isolated-person-is-doomed-beyond-remedy-yasmina-khadra-swallows-of/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“Anyone who tells you that a greater symphony exists than the breath in your body is lying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/anyone-who-tells-you-that-a-greater-symphony-exists-than-the-breath/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“Quand on ne trouve pas la solution à son malheur, on lui cherche un coupable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/quand-on-ne-trouve-pas-la-solution-son-malheur-on-lui-cherche-un/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“El mundo es de quienes van a buscarlo.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/el-mundo-es-de-quienes-van-a-buscarlo/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) > [“I hate wars and revoloutions and these dramas of redemptive violence that turn upon themselves like endlessly long screws and haul entire generations through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmina-khadra/i-hate-wars-and-revoloutions-and-these-dramas-of-redemptive-violence/) [Yasmina Khadra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmina-khadra/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/yasmina-khadra/#itemlist", "name": "1 Behind the scenes Quotes By Yasmina Khadra", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What to keep of all these reels of film, what to throw away? 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