I watch life trickle from the bullet wound of a sixteen-year-old "example" and marvel how things weak, even words, will turn vicious and merciless to gain power,despite reason or history Susan Abulhawa More Quotes by Susan Abulhawa More Quotes From Susan Abulhawa The roots of our grief coil so deeply into loss that death has cometo live with us like a family member who makes you happy by avoidingyou, but who is still one of the family. Our anger is a rage that Westerners cannot understand. Our sadness can make the stonesweep. And the way we love is no exception Susan Abulhawa sadness grief love Death, in its certainty, is exacting its due respect and repose before it takes my hand. Susan Abulhawa take-my-hand certainty hands Would words shatter the immensity of life and death so close to one another? Susan Abulhawa immensity life-and-death A persistent breeze lifted the thin curtains, fluttering a few moments of tranquility into the turbulent day. Susan Abulhawa fluttering tranquility moments Always" is a good word to believe in. Susan Abulhawa good-words believe