Mi-ran Isaacs > Quotes

“The darkness in me could not stand the light any longer. It wanted to escape, vanish without a trace to a place where it could not be seen. But I could not let it happen; I could not let it run, I’m giving it no choice. It was going to ride itself out and face the truth it doesn’t want to know. It was to face itself in the mirror of hope, of despair. I gave the darkness no choice. It was to turn back into the light.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“You always had a choice. You just never made the right ones.” A voice said to me. “You always had a choice. No matter what anyone says or tells you to do, look to yourself what’s inside of you is stronger than any spell. There is no blame even though it is easy to blame others. We are broken each and every one of us but it is that place that is broken where the light shines through. To see the light in the world you have to see darkness as well, for light shines brightest when there is darkness. And darkness always makes way for the light. We have to humble our darkness that resides in us. We have to silence our appetites so our true power can rise. Only when we can silence our minds can we harness our true potential. ‘No one’s ever needed to do it as much as you do. This is your moment, believe in yourself. There is never anything to fear.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“I try hard to look at that girl in the mirror,
To tell her not to give up.
Maybe if she had a better image of herself
she wouldn’t be so lost in her illusions.
Maybe if she had a better image of herself
she wouldn’t give society a chance to name her.
Maybe if she had a better image of herself
she wouldn’t give herself another name.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“I see you running all the time, running, always running. Stop running and look around, you might just find what you looking for. Don’t drown yourself trying to learn how to swim. Know when enough is enough. Don’t quit but take a break every now and then. It’s not necessary for you to have all the answers right now. It’s not necessary for you to know everything. All you are doing is developing an obsession, an addiction in trying to perfect yourself. You are hurting yourself with everything you are trying to know. Some times it’s best just to do nothing and to know nothing.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“I’m not a picture perfect canvas,
I’m not a queen on her throne.
But there are some dark parts in me
And I have welcomed them home.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, Flowers for the Dead

“The darkness in me began to outshine the light. The darkness in me wanted control. The darkness in me silenced my soul.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“We always expect to experience things on an intimate level. We want to feel intimately, we want to love intimately, we want to breathe intimately. We invest ourselves in moments that reminds us of intimate connections and then we suffer because we are not experiencing it for ourselves. We yearn, we dream, we desire not realizing that love can be friendship too.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“I could never imagine loving myself
I could never imagine a person
behind the image I saw
when I looked into the mirror.
Who is this person? I would wonder
Who is she?
Does she have a name?”
― Faheemah Isaacs, Flowers for the Dead

“Love is such a horrific word. Love is such a magnificent word. Love is something that is lost to me. Love I don’t believe exists for me. I search for it everywhere I go. I search for it in faces unknown. I search for in all that I do. Love is what makes the light shine through. Love has eluded me once more. Love is a very tricky feeling you know. Because love makes me lose my mind in the brokenness of life.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“It is not written that you may not grieve.
It is not written that you may not shed any tears.
It is not written that feeling the emotion of the hurt
that touched you would only make you weak.

But it is written that after the rain,
you will get a wonderful rainbow.
It is written that at the end of every tunnel,
you will find a bright light.
It is written that after a journey of a thousand steps,
you will find your way to your destination.
It is written that after every difficulty comes ease,
After every pain comes joy,
After every hurt comes understanding.

It is not written that you may not grieve,

But my Darling,

You can’t cry every time someone asks you your name!”
― Faheemah Isaacs, Flowers for the Dead

“I’m Dorian Gray, I’m Dr. Jekyll and I’m Mr. Hyde....
I am Dr. Jekyll trying to separate the darkness from my light. I am Mr. Hyde fighting to be in control not to be controlled. I am Dr. Jekyll held captive by Mr. Hyde.
I am Dr. Jekyll…I am me… just me.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“How are we any different?
You and I are the same.
How are we any different?
We both share the same name.
Is that anyway to live with those who we supposed to love?
Is that anyway to live by building walls between you and me?”
― Faheemah Isaacs, Flowers for the Dead

“What kind of person dreams about life alone if not a broken one? What kind of person dreams about a nonsensical life hidden in the shadows of despair?”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“Pain can make us lash out in unexpected ways.
Pain can make us hurt those we care about.
Pain can build walls between two human souls.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, Flowers for the Dead

“Who is it that you want me to be?
Who is it? I ask.
O what part of me will amend your mercy?
O what part of me will amend your wrath?”
― Faheemah Isaacs, Flowers for the Dead

“I’m not dead you know” ... “I’m not dead. I’m still here. I’m still here waiting to live. We at least have to try. We owe ourselves that because it has been given to us. I didn’t die I just changed. I’m a different person from what I used to be. I’m still here, I’m not dead.”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart

“How can you be so dark?
I asked my heart
The same reason darkness haunts the night
She replied”
― Faheemah Isaacs, A Warrior's Heart