4 Quotes & Sayings By Nur Bedeir

Nur Bedeir received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has been a professor of English, linguistics, and literature at the University of Central Oklahoma since 1989. He is a prolific writer of novels, short stories, and essays. His novel, The Seventh Day (New York: Simon & Schuster), was chosen by the American Library Association as one of the Top Ten Books for Teens in 2002 Read more

His short story "The Roper" was awarded the 2002 Best Short Story Award by the Kansas Writers' Foundation. His poetry has appeared in several anthologies including "A Tribute to Aisha" (Konga Press) and "Transnational Poetics" (Peter Lang).

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We should learn from flowers, earthly stars which spend their entire lives shining, shining and growing despite all the difficulties they encounter. They know how to listen and understand the whispers of time, for it is an eternal friend that teaches the importance of friendship and sparkling hope. Nur Bedeir
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And sometimes you realize the value of the rain by knowing how unreliable and vanishing the rainbow is. Nur Bedeir
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«And in the end» said the witch to the drowning prince «You've been the one choosing the thornless path in spite of knowing where it could lead. The one who afraid of the pricking roses, plunged himself into an abyss without petals Nur Bedeir