Since I was a teenager, I had wanted to come to the United States to establish my name as a writer and to establish my freedom. As a writer and artist, I cannot do anything without freedom. For me, freedom… — Osama Alomar Copy Share Image
I'm writing a novel about the Syrian war. It will be completely different from my short stories. I have to address my feelings directly… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
“I turned into a swamp of inactivity, and because of this no one was able to see the gems in my depths.” — Osama Alomar Copy Share
Despite everything - despite all this hatred, despite all this misunderstanding between nations and civilizations - I think love is the end. Love is… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
To see your country being destroyed from afar - it's very hard to only watch and do nothing. My writing is the only way… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
Some of my good friends who were writers disappeared. Others are still inside Syria and there are others who are refugees. I'm worried about… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
I left most of my stuff there in my apartment in the suburbs of Damascus. My apartment was completely destroyed by a bomb in… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
Weakness is worse than cancer, I think. It's a kind of psychological or spiritual cancer. And if you have a goal in your life,… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
There's a lot of sympathy, but some people in America don't care. They think Syria is a very faraway place and that it's none… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
I have written some stories about weakness. I believe that punishment for a weak man is doubled. So when I feel upset, I always… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
Life is not easy. Life is very harsh. We have to be strong. Otherwise, life will destroy us. — Osama Alomar Copy Share
I was afraid that something would happen to me. But at the same time I was lucky, because some writers were tortured and jailed.… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
When you have a goal to reach, you will be strong automatically. And you will be patient automatically. If you don't have a goal,… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
As a writer, my weapon is my pen. I want to create more awareness about the people in Syria. This is the most important… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
Before Donald Trump, I was not worried. To be honest with you, when I came to the United States, I felt freedom right away.… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
Some people think that the Syrian people are from another planet. On the contrary, I think that we all live inside the same boat,… — Osama Alomar Copy Share
