The desert came into view... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on their imaginations to contrive a way of making their hearts beat faster or even to keep them at a normal pace; to search unaided for a hidden gleam of light, and to live with two seasons a year instead of four.


Women of Sand and Myrrh (ed. 2010)

Hanan al-Shaykh Quotes

The desert came into view... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on...

The desert came into view... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on...

The desert came into view... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on...

The desert came into view... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on...