Hanan al-Shaykh - I don't want to turn into one of those pathetic creatures who are always ho

I don't want to turn into one of those pathetic creatures who are always homesick, always saying I wish I were still in Beirut. I don't want to become like you, split between here and there. I know I'm not happy here, but why should I be unhappy in two countries?

- Hanan al-Shaykh

source: Hanan al-Shaykh (2013). “Beirut Blues”, p.366, Anchor

topic: Country, Two, Wish, Beirut, Two Countries