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“In which language does "liberation" sound better? / In Arabic, tahrir, / or in English, rebirth?”
― Raya Tuffaha, To All the Yellow Flowers

“Here's to the path back home / we left in the mud / may we never walk it alone / again.”
― Raya Tuffaha, To All the Yellow Flowers

“In Chinese class we learn every character / has its own history, so in other words, / in class we learn language makes itself / alive, so in other words, / I know my history is alive every time I speak.”
― Raya Tuffaha

“I am completely / made, divinely / capable, of / all that came before me”
― Raya Tuffaha, To All the Yellow Flowers

“What language / do you speak at home? / What is this / flavor called? / How do you say it? / Where are the women?”
― Raya Tuffaha, To All the Yellow Flowers