“You and I, your mother, Ahlam, we are from up there,' my father continued. 'We come from the stunning stars. We were just born in the wrong place. We were meant to live on another planet. The people who come to the desert are those who know this, deep inside of them, we are from up there. From far, far away.” StarsSpaceSettingDesertFar AwayRefugeesSonoraHannah Lillith AssadiDisplaced Book:Sonora Source: Sonora
“I don't think I'm from this galaxy at all. I believe I came from the Andromeda galaxy, not so far, but far enough. Maybe that's why I'm an outcast.' He drew the spiral of Andromeda close to the Milky Way, almost touching. Then he pointed to Andromeda in the night sky above us. 'Maybe that's where I'm from too,' my father said. We could still see the stars.” StarsGalaxyOutcastSonoraHannah Lillith AssadiGalaxiesDisplaced Book:Sonora Source: Sonora
“There is no moon. The stars have risen and fallen and given way to a new spread, to the smeared heart of our Milky Way.” StarsSkyMoonDescriptionMilky WaySonoraHannah Lillith Assadi Book:Sonora Source: Sonora