Rania Naim > Quotes

“And maybe we're all travelers
in search of significance
in search of solitude
in search of something inconceivable
in search of something fascinating
in search of our own treasure
in search of ourselves”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said

“Sorry I wish you could apologize to something you broke and it brings it back to what it was without losing its core I wish your ‘sorry’ could undo the damage that was scattered in the distance you left between us I wish your ‘sorry’ could make me love you while forgetting the pain you’ve stricken me with”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said

“I'm learning to let things be
and I'm learning to look at life as a person
a person who is also still tring to figure it out
a person who is flawed
and a person who wants to be better on most days
but falls short on other days”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said

“you say you love me
with your shot of whiskey
you say I'm the one
with your glass of champagne
but then you don't say a word
with your cup of coffee”
― Rania Naim

“But thank you for not fighting for me; you taught me how to fight for myself and that was the greatest lesson I’ve ever learned.”
― Rania Naim, All the Letters I Should Have Sent

“Letter Thirteen In Case I Never See You Again I know we didn’t say goodbye but I know this is the end. I’ve seen this movie before. I know when it’s time to roll the credits. I know it all too well. So, in case you never come back, I want to you know that I truly cared. I want you to know that the first time I met you, I didn’t want to leave; I wanted to talk to you all night. I want you to know that I liked your smile, I liked your eyes, I liked your depth and all I wanted was to hear your story. I wanted to know your soul. I want you to know that the second time I met you, I knew I wanted to see you again, I wanted to be around you more, I wanted to hold your hand. I felt safe with you. You made me happy. You took me out of my darkness. I saw someone special. I saw someone delicate. I thought we made sense. I didn’t anticipate any plot twists. But that was my movie and I wanted a happy ending. But I guess your movie wins, your ending is climactic, your ending is more realistic. And that’s the thing about movies; they don’t always end up the way you want them to. And that’s the thing about endings; they can sometimes be sad. They sometimes end in tears. They end and they don’t always have a sequel.”
― Rania Naim, All the Letters I Should Have Sent

“Letter Six To The One Who Left Too Soon Do you regret it? Does it hurt when you see my pictures? Does it hurt when you read my words? Do you wonder if my poems are about you? Do you sometimes write a long message to apologize, then delete it? Was it me? Was it you? Was it timing? Was I too hard to love? Were you too scared of loving again? It’s hard for me to believe that you’re a bad person because you were so kind to me. It’s hard for me to believe that it was all fake because it felt genuine. It’s hard for me to believe that you had that connection with everyone because I didn’t feel like you were pretending. I didn’t feel like you were acting. Was it so hard to ask me on a few more dates? Was it so hard to ask me a few more personal questions? Was it so hard to text me back to keep the conversation going? Was it so hard to like me? Why am I always the one who’s ready? The one who’s willing to stay, the one who’s willing to try against all odds and the only one who’s willing to fight? Why am I always the one dreaming and you’re the one waking me up? Why does it begin with smiles and end with tears? Why does it always have to be you against me? Why can’t it be us against the world? I hope one day you tell me why you left too soon. I hope one day you tell me the real reason. I hope one day you tell me the truth. Sometimes I wonder about you. What you’re doing, who you’re with, why you picked her and if you ever think about me. Sometimes I wonder if you will ever reach out, just to say you miss me, say sorry or just to hear my voice. And sometimes I wish you had stayed. I hope you learn how to stay. I hope you stop leaving. I hope you learn that staying is the only way to open your heart and stop running. I hope you learn that some people—like me—would’ve done anything for you to stay. I hope you learn that there’s so much more value in staying than leaving. I hope you learn that staying doesn’t always hurt.”
― Rania Naim, All the Letters I Should Have Sent

“Loving you was learning that love is a personal choice and I’ll always choose love. And if I had to do it all over, I would still choose you.”
― Rania Naim, All the Letters I Should Have Sent

“Blessings Days go by and you understand why some departures were blessings in disguise”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said

“Anything that feels forced or harder than it should be or causes you pain and distress is not meant for you.”
― Rania Naim

“Sometimes things end and die
but they still live inside us
eating us alive”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said

“the art of letting go, let go of your fear, of your past, of your mistakes, of your insecurities, of your failures, of your self-doubt. Forgive yourself enough to let go of even the parts of you that dim your light.”
― Rania Naim, The Art of Letting Go

“Life As A Human Being I’m learning to let things be and I’m learning to look at life as a person a person who is also still trying to figure it out a person who is flawed and a person who wants to be better on most days but falls short on other days”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said

“And sometimes even her too muchness is not enough for her
she will always find ways to love you more
to hold you tighter
to pull you closer
to keep you safe”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said

“It hurts. To know that the one my heart chose is the one I”
― Rania Naim, All the Letters I Should Have Sent

“Maybe we meet the right people at the wrong time because we wasted the right time with the wrong people”
― Rania Naim, All The Words I Should Have Said