"Before I came to Berlin, I always wondered how would it feel to kiss on the streets. How would it feel to kiss them while a cool breeze gently touches my face … or while feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin … or just … kiss them with no fear!
"I write about women who have to struggle throughout their whole lives to claim their most fundamental rights. In their struggle, there is no guarantee to succeed or to get killed."
"The first thing I noticed here is how powerful German women are. I find it encouraging, I want to be like them."
"Where is my home? A simple question to which there are complex answers. Whenever I find myself stranded in a new place, in a new empty apartment, in a big unfamiliar city, I empty my bags piously, I arrange my small belongings, practice my small habits, read my storybook, take a long deep breath, I am well, I am at home, I am home."
"In Germany, I can have my own opinion and ask all the questions I have. That means freedom for me. "
"My parents are afraid to skype with me because they know that we are under surveillance. So we just look at each other and they wave at their little grandchild, my daughter."
"I have survived so much in my life that I now feel like there’s nothing I can’t handle."
"It’s all about forgiveness. I don’t want any mother to lose her son anymore, no sister to lose her brother, no daughter to lose her father and no wife to lose her husband. Only if we forgive each other we’ll be able to reconcile with each other and rebuild our country."
