I rub the smell of water out of the fig’s bark. I’ll tell Baba our story, and maybe I’ll find my way back to the that place where my voice went, and Baba and I won’t be so alone.
-- Nour (Part I: Syria: The Earth and the Fig)

Importance: This quote shows how Nour is handling her grief over losing Baba. She is not ignoring his death, nor is she pretending it never happened. Instead, it almost seems that Nour has accepted it to some extent. She wishes he was alive, but is doing everything she can to talk to him. This involves telling stories to the fig trees, as Nour believes she and her father are connected through the roots of the earth. Yet, this quote also shows how she feels about life in Syria. Nour is alone. She has no friends. She does not attend school or go very far outside of the house...