Abdullah Muhammad > Abdullah's Quotes

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”
― Coco Chanel

“All art is but dirtying the paper delicately.”
― John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing

“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive! Thank you. Thank you.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

“I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite. ”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“Tick, tock.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“Everything is happening too fast for me to process it.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“What kind of world have we built when it is more acceptable to ask for sex than a cuddle session? … Have we so stripped our sexuality of inherent value that it becomes the sacrificial lamb on the altar of connection, because everything else is too precious to risk? I'm the first one to say that my body is an amusement park, and I like to have fun with it – and let other people ride it – but there is still a divinity in it. It is no less precious than our fears, our smiles, our hopes, our tears. And this goes not just for women, but for all people. I've known men and dominants who felt they could be vulnerable only during sex, and so they would ask for that instead of talking about what was bothering them, or even simply as a distraction from their own thoughts and troubles.”
― Kacie Cunningham, Conquer Me: Girl-To-Girl Wisdom About Fulfilling Your Submissive Desires

“She had a lot of hugs to give, but not enough people to give them to.”
― James Patterson, Sundays at Tiffany's

“Look...at...me..." he whispered. The green eyes found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of the dark pair seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty. The hand holding Harry thudded to the floor, and Snape moved no more.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“We who draw do so not only to make something visible to others, but also to accompany something invisible to its incalculable destination.”
― John Berger, Bento's Sketchbook

“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.”
― Le Corbusier

“Most people don’t have shit… But paper and pencils are cheap, that’s why I draw.”
― Ida Løkås, Det fine som flyter forbi

“إن الأشياء الخفية تجعلها أضدادها مرئية.”
― جلال الدين الرومي, مختارات من قصائد جلال الدين الرومي

“أنا المشهور المغمور.
لا أنا بالثمل..
ولا أنا بالمفيق.
.ولا أنا بالنائم ولا باليقظ..
ولا أنا مع الحبيب ولا أنا بدونه..
ولا أنا بالمحزون ..
ولا أنا بالمسرور.
ولو أنى أستريح للحظة..
فان نفسى لا تستريح بل انى أستريح..
.ان لم اذق طعم الراحة ولو للحظة”
― جلال الدين الرومي

“إذن فأنتَ في الصورة العالَم الأصغر، وأنتَ في المعنى العالَم الأكبر.”
― جلال الدين الرومي, المثنوي

“أنا أشبه أنا
واحِدُنا يُشبِهُ الآخر.”
― جلال الدين الرومي

“ما تبحث عنه يبحث عنك”
― جلال الدين الرومي