Cultures that may seem as durable as stone can break like glass, leaving all the things that held them together unattended. I believe that the craftsman, the artist, the cook, and the silversmith are peacemakers. They instill grace; they lull the world to calm.

House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family and a Lost Middle East (ed. Granta Books, 2012) - ISBN: 9781847087379