Naomi Shibab Nye Quotes

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“Omer took a deep breath and stood up. Its a bad history without a doubt, he said. Nothing to be proud of. He closed his eyes, turning his face to the side, right into the sun. So what are we going to do about it? Then he opened his eyes, made a little bow, and put his hand out toward the avenue, as if to offer her the street.”
— Naomi Shibab Nye —

“When my father was growing up inside the Old City of Jerusalem, he and his friends liked to trade desserts after diner.”

— Naomi Shibab Nye

“Maybe the hardest thing about moving over seas was being in a place where no one but your own family had any memory of you. It was like putting yourself back together in little pieces.”

— Naomi Shibab Nye

“Mother seemed happy because the school yard where Rafik would spend his recesses was surrounded by a high stone wall. She'd recently started talking about 'safety' in a way that made Liyana jumpy. Liyana never thought about safety unless someone else brought it up. She didn't WANT to think about it either. SHE WANTED TO LIVE IN AN UNLOCKED WORLD”

— Naomi Shibab Nye

“Omer took a deep breath and stood up. 'It's a bad history without a doubt, he said. Nothing to be proud of.' He closed his eyes, turning his face to the side, right into the sun. 'So what are we going to do about it?' Then he opened his eyes, made a little bow, and put his hand out toward the avenue, as if to offer her the street.”

— Naomi Shibab Nye

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