There's a lot of sympathy, but some people in America don't care. They think Syria is a very faraway place and that it's none of their business.

Life is not easy. Life is very harsh. We have to be strong. Otherwise, life will destroy us.

I'm homesick. But I cannot go back to Syria. I lost everything. And I'm against the Syrian regime, so there is no way to go back. I'm really homesick.

Despite everything - despite all this hatred, despite all this misunderstanding between nations and civilizations - I think love is the end. Love is the end.

As a writer, my weapon is my pen. I want to create more awareness about the people in Syria. This is the most important issue: protecting civilians in this crazy war.

I write in Arabic and prefer writing my stories by hand. I need a cup of tea or coffee when I write. When I was in Syria, I was addicted to tea, but now I'm addicted to Starbucks.

I turned into a swamp of inactivity, and because of this no one was able to see the gems in my depths.

The view, though. The view. It is undeniably exhilarating.

1 day left, today 16 years old tomorrow 17 years old... Just one DAY!

I gave up shame a long time ago.

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

Spend as much time enjoying the meal as it took to prepare it

New Jersey is a great place to live. And we have given some of the best talent to the world, from Jack Nicholson, John Travolta, to Jerry Lewis to Bon Jovi to Frank Sinatra.

A friend is the hope of the heart.

Someday will never come and take you by the hand.

The clergy, no less than the capitalist class, lives on the backs of the people, profits from the degradation, the ignorance and the oppression of the people.

I want to improve my bunker, fairway and putting status because that's been my weakness over the last three years. If I can just focus on this, then everything else will come.