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“The young all have the same dream: to save the world. Some quickly forget this dream, convinced that there are more important things to do, like having a family, earning money, traveling, and learning a foreign language. Others, though, decide that it really is possible to make a difference in society and to shape the world we will hand on to future generations.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Winner Stands Alone

“يا عبد حصلت على كل شيء فأين غناك?

فاتك كل شيء فأين فقرك?

أعذتك من النار فأين سكينتك?

أظفرتك بالجنة فأين نعيمك?

إنما انا سكنك وعندي مقرك وبين يدي موقفك لو علمت.

أنا المنتهى..

وليس دون المنتهى راحة..”
― مصطفى محمود, رأيت الله

“There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones.”
― Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

“I am always amazed that so many people are concerned with wanting to be what they are not;What is the point of making yourself look ridiculous?

You don't always have to pretend to be strong,there is no need to prove all the time that everything is going well,you shouldn't be concerned about what other people are thinking.

Cry if you need to,it's good to cry out all your tears,because only then you will be able to smile again...”
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River

“I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things.”
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River

“لا تجعلي المسلمين ينفرونك من الإسلام فتطبيقهم لتعاليمه متفاوت ..لكن انظري في خلق رسول الإسلام وحده ضمن كل البشر خلقه القرآن.”
― خولة حمدي, في قلبي أنثى عبرية

“She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close.”
― Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

“لكن في نهاية الأمر، من الأفضل لك أن تبحث عن شخص، شخص يكون بمثابة مرآة لك. تذكر أنك لا تستطيع أن ترى نفسك حقاً، إلا في قلب شخص آخر، وبوجود الله في داخلك.”
― شمس التبريزي Elif Shafak

“These seeds will always be tulips, even if at the moment you cannot tell them apart from other flowers. They will never turn into roses or sunflowers, no matter how much they might desire to. And if they try to deny their own existence, they will live life bitter and die.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Spy