"Refaat wasn't just an iconic figure to our people, an artist, and a national voice-to me, he was all that and so much more."
"He carried the burdens of his people with dignity, never letting the fight for freedom dim his tenderness or his humanity."
"Had I known that cup of coffee would be our last, that the joy of his presence would soon turn into a cold, unfillable absence, I would have held onto that moment longer."
"Refaat was always a safe harbor for my worries about words-the way they wouldn't always cooperate, or how they sometimes carried more weight than we were prepared to handle."
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