If you silence yourself, if you try to be good, if you try to be polite, or toe a party line, you end up paying for that in the long run. You pay for it... with your homeland, or with your soul, or with your artistic vision.
My heritage will always be an element in my work but as I've written, traveled, and lived more, I've found that the questions and the search - for me… - Diana Abu-Jaber
My heritage will always be an element in my work but as I've written, traveled, and lived more, I've found that the questions and the search - for me…
- Diana Abu-Jaber
The question of identity has always been a murky issue in my own life and my writing bounces that right back. My father was adamant that my sisters a… - Diana Abu-Jaber
The question of identity has always been a murky issue in my own life and my writing bounces that right back. My father was adamant that my sisters a…
Every day I try to do some small thing connected to writing. Or I'll station myself at a café and try to hold myself captive with chocolate. I find t… - Diana Abu-Jaber
Every day I try to do some small thing connected to writing. Or I'll station myself at a café and try to hold myself captive with chocolate. I find t…
I heard friends and strangers saying, "You don't look Arab - what are you supposed to be?" It really is a tired old problem for children of immigrant… - Diana Abu-Jaber
I heard friends and strangers saying, "You don't look Arab - what are you supposed to be?" It really is a tired old problem for children of immigrant…
The daily writing practice is something I used to hear batted around a lot in writing workshops - which is probably why I dropped out of all the writ… - Diana Abu-Jaber
The daily writing practice is something I used to hear batted around a lot in writing workshops - which is probably why I dropped out of all the writ…
I'm constantly at war with myself to quit goofing around, and the internet hasn't helped that any. I've learned that I have to be sort of exploitive … - Diana Abu-Jaber
I'm constantly at war with myself to quit goofing around, and the internet hasn't helped that any. I've learned that I have to be sort of exploitive …
Here is something you have to understand about stories: They point you in the right direction but they can't take you all the way there. Stories are … - Diana Abu-Jaber
Here is something you have to understand about stories: They point you in the right direction but they can't take you all the way there. Stories are …
Consider the difference between the first and third person in poetry [...] It's like the difference between looking at a person and looking through t… - Diana Abu-Jaber
Consider the difference between the first and third person in poetry [...] It's like the difference between looking at a person and looking through t…
As a literary device, sugar and pastry carried so many nuances - the sweetness of the past, the danger of overeating and addiction, the political and… - Diana Abu-Jaber
As a literary device, sugar and pastry carried so many nuances - the sweetness of the past, the danger of overeating and addiction, the political and…
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