"I have never known what is Arabic or English, or which one was really mine beyond any doubt. What I do know, however, is that the two have always been together in my life, one resonating in the other, sometimes ironically, sometimes nostalgically, most often each correcting, and commenting on, the other. Each can seem like my absolutely first language, but neither is."

Source : Edward W. Said (2013). “Out Of Place: A Memoir”, p.1931, Granta Books

Edward Said

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