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A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by the occupation and oppression into a nightmare.
Mahmoud Darwish
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"A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by the occupation and oppression into a nightmare."
— Mahmoud Darwish

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A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by the occupation and oppression into a nightmare. — Mahmoud Darwish

About Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish was a Poet from State of Palestine (1941–2008).

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Who said "A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsew…"?
This quote is attributed to Mahmoud Darwish, a Poet from State of Palestine.
When did Mahmoud Darwish live?
Mahmoud Darwish lived from 1941 – 2008.