I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter. Tahar Ben Jelloun Next Quote Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open. - Tahar Ben Jelloun Previous Quote Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl. - Tahar Ben Jelloun