“We've already been killed, all of us. It happened so long ago, we've forgotten it.”
In this quote by Yasmina Khadra, the idea of being already "killed" is not meant to be taken literally, but symbolically. It suggests that the experiences, hardships, and struggles we have faced in the past have already "killed" a part of us, causing us to forget the pain and trauma we have endured. This quote highlights the resilience and strength of individuals who have survived difficult circumstances, showing that even though they may have been figuratively "killed," they continue to persevere and move forward.
“We've been speaking English as a second language so long that we've forgotten it as our first.”
“We, Brandy and Alfa and me, we've been speaking English as a second language so long that we've forgotten it as our first.I have no native tongue.”
“A long time ago, you told me that all the things we've done or all the things that have happened to us make us the people we are now. You change a part of that, you might change all of it.”
“Maybe because he's already been in my dreams for so long, it feels to me as though we've always been together.”
“The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.”