"The fact of simultaneously being Christian and having……" — Amin Maalouf
"The fact of simultaneously being Christian and having as my mother tongue Arabic, the holy language of Islam, is one of the basic paradoxes that have shaped my identity."
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Amin Maalouf
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25 Quotes by Amin Maalouf
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The identity cannot be compartmentalized; it cannot be split in halves or thirds, nor have any clearly defined set of…
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Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.
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All pleasures must be paid for, do not despise those that state their price.
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Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around.
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During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to…
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I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and…
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I am the son of the road , my country is a caravan and my life is the most unexpected…
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A life spent writing has taught me to be wary of words. Those that seem clearest are often the most…
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What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two…
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Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront…
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For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And…
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Isn't it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant…
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