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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
― Albert Camus

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”
― Albert Camus

“Live to the point of tears.”
― Albert Camus

“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
― Charles Bukowski, Barfly

“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
― Charles Bukowski

“what matters most is how well you walk through the fire”
― Charles Bukowski

“I've never been lonely. I've been in a room -- I've felt suicidal. I've been depressed. I've felt awful -- awful beyond all -- but I never felt that one other person could enter that room and cure what was bothering me...or that any number of people could enter that room. In other words, loneliness is something I've never been bothered with because I've always had this terrible itch for solitude. It's being at a party, or at a stadium full of people cheering for something, that I might feel loneliness. I'll quote Ibsen, "The strongest men are the most alone." I've never thought, "Well, some beautiful blonde will come in here and give me a fuck-job, rub my balls, and I'll feel good." No, that won't help. You know the typical crowd, "Wow, it's Friday night, what are you going to do? Just sit there?" Well, yeah. Because there's nothing out there. It's stupidity. Stupid people mingling with stupid people. Let them stupidify themselves. I've never been bothered with the need to rush out into the night. I hid in bars, because I didn't want to hide in factories. That's all. Sorry for all the millions, but I've never been lonely. I like myself. I'm the best form of entertainment I have. Let's drink more wine!”
― Charles Bukowski

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”
― Charles Bukowski, What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

“You have to die a few times before you can really
live.”
― Charles Bukowski, The People Look Like Flowers at Last

“هیچ ساعتی دقیق نیست و هیچ چیز مال ِ خودِ آدم نیست ، مگر همان چیزهایی که خیال می کند دل بستگی هایی به آن دارد ، بعد یکی یکی آن ها را از آدم می گیرند”
― عباس معروفی / Abbas Ma'roofi

“never stop trying and never try stopping”
― Abbas Maroufi, Symphony of the Dead

“هميشه مي خواستم بدانم مرز احساس و منطق كجا تعيين ميشود.در آلمان فهميدم كه مرز احساس و منطق در فرهنگ تعيين مي شود.در درازاي تاريخ.آلماني ها كانت دارند و ما حافظ.”
― عباس معروفی, تماماً مخصوص

“تو میدانی از مرگ نمی ترسم،
فقط، حيف است،
هزار سال بخوابم و خواب تو را نبينم .”
― عباس معروفی

“عزيز دلم، مي داني سيم آخر چيست؟ همه خيال مي كنند كه سيم آخر
ساز است. حتا يک نوازنده بي سواد روی صحنه زد به سيم آخر تارش گفت:
اين هم سيم آخر! اما سيم آخر يعني وقتي مي رفتند قمار، سكه زرشان را كه
مي باختند، جيبشان را ميگ شتند، آخرين سكه سيم را هم به قمار مي زدند.
مي زدند به سيم آخر، به اميد بردن همه هستي، يا به باد دادن آخرين سكه
نيستي.”
― عباس معروفی, تماماً مخصوص

“می‌دانی؟ می‌دانی از وقتی دلبسته‌ات شده‌ام
همه‌جا بوی پرتقال و بهشت می‌دهد
هرچه می‌كنم چهار خط برای تو بنويسم
می‌بينم واژه‌ها خاک بر سر شده‌اند
هرچه می‌كنم چهار قدم بيايم
تا به دست‌هایت برسم زانوهایم می‌خمد
نه اينكه فكر كنی خسته‌ام
نه اينكه تاب راه رفتن نداشته باشم
نه٬ تا آخرش همين است
نگاهت به لرزه‌ام می‌اندازد”
― عباس معروفی

“شب‌ها در پارک راه می‌روم و به عکس ماه در آب سلام می‌کنم. تاريکی از سوت می‌ترسد. سوت می‌زنم و خوشبختم.”
― عباس معروفی

“هيچ دليلي وجود ندارد
كه عاشقت نباشم؛
اين همه دوري؟
اين همه راه؟
نمي فهمم...”
― عباس معروفی

“قورت دادن بعضي از مسائل مثل ماه ها تو را نديد ن عادت من است”
― عباس معروفی

“خیلی ها فکر می کنند سلامتی بزرگترین نعمت است، ولی سخت در اشتباهند. وقتی سالم باشی و در تنهایی پرپر بزنی، آنی مرض می گیری، بدترین نحوست ها می آید سراغت، غم از در و دیوارت می بارد، کپک می زنی. کاش مریض باشی ولی تنها نباشی.”
― عباس معروفی