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“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“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

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
― Bob Marley

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

“الفرق بين الشعر والرواية:
الشعر شفرة، والرواية مذكرة.
الشعر تلميح، والرواية تصريح.
الشعر ومضة، والرواية نور كاشف.
الشعر موسيقى، والرواية كلام.
الشعر ترف لعقول الخاصة، والرواية طعام دسم لعقول العامة.”
― غازي بن عبد الرحمن القصيبي

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

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

“لم تأتِ. قلتُ: ولن .. إذاً
سأعيد ترتيب المساء بما يليق بخيبتي
وغيابها:
أطفات نار شموعها،
أشعلت نور الكهرباء،
شربت كأس نبيذها وكسرتهُ،
أبدلتُ موسيقى الكمنجات السريعة
بالأغاني الفارسية.
قلت: لن تأتي. سأنضو ربطةَ
العنق الأنيقة [هكذا أرتاح أكثر]
أرتدي بيجامة زرقاء. أمشي حافياً
لو شئتُ. أجلس بارتخاء القرفصاء
على أريكتها، فأنساها
وأنسى كل أشياء الغياب /
أعدتُ ما أعددتُ من أدوات حفلتنا
إلى أدراجها. وفتحتُ كل نوافذي وستائري.
لاسر في جسدي أمام الليل إلاّ
ما انتظرتُ وما خسرتُ...
سخرتُ من هَوَسي بتنظيف الهواء لأجلها
[عطرته برذاذ ماء الورد والليمون]
لن تأتي ... سأنقل نبتة الأوركيد
من جهة اليمين إلى اليسار لكي أعاقبها
على نسيانها...
غطيتُ مرآة الجدار بمعطفٍ كي لا أرى
إشعاع صورتها ... فأندم /
قلتُ: أنسى ما اقتبستُ لها
من الغزل القديم، لأنها لا تستحقُّ
قصيدةً حتى لو مسروقةً...
ونسيتُها، وأكلتُ وجبتي السريعة واقفاً
وقرأتُ فصلاً من كتاب مدرسيّ
عن كواكبنا البعيدة
وكتبتُ، كي أنسى إساءتها، قصيدة
هذي القصيدة!”
― محمود درويش, الأعمال الشعرية الكاملة

“و أحسست أنك يوم ارتحلتِ
أخذت مفاتيح قلبي
فما عاد يهفو لطيف سواك
و ما عاد يسمع إلا نداك
و أنك حين إرتحلت
سرقت تعاويذ عمري
فصار مُباحا
و صار مشاعا
و أني بعدك بعت الليالي
و في كل يوم يدور المزاد
أبيع الحنين
أبيع السنين
و أرجع وحدي
و بعضي رماد
و أني أصبحت طفلاً صغيراً تشرد عمراً
و صار لقيطاً على كل بيت
و صار مشاعاً على كل صدر
و صار خطيئة عمر جبان
و أحسست أني
تعلمت بعدك
زيف الحديث .. و زيف المشاع
تساوت على العين كل الوجوه
و كل العيون
و كل الضفائر
تساوى على العين لون الوفاء
و زيف النقاء
و دم الضحايا
و دم السجائر
تساوت على القلب كل الحكايا
فما عُدت أعرف عطر الحلال
و عطر البغايا”
― فاروق جويدة, مختارات من شعر فاروق جويدة: قصائد حب

“كانت الورقة الأولى عليها عنوان البحث واسمه واسمي بما أني أستاذ المادة، والورقة الثانية تحمل بيت شعر لشاعرة أمريكية هي Emily Dickinson ..يقول بيت الشعر:
أحسست بصدع في عقلي
وكأن مخي ينفلق
وجهدت كثيرًا في لفقه
وفشلت تمامًا في رتقه
من فكري اللاحق حاولت
وصلاً للسابق فعجزت
وتناثر نظم التفكير
ككرات في الأرض تسير

وعلق الجثة تحتها بخط منمق: هذا ماكانت تشعر به فرجينيا !”
― هند جعفر, عدودة

“أريحيني على صدرك
لأني متعب مثلك
دعي اسمي وعنواني وماذا كنت
سنين العمر تخنقها دروب الصمت
وجئت إليك لا أدري لماذا جئت
فخلف الباب أمطار تطاردني
شتاء قاتم الأنفاس يخنقني
وأقدام بلون الليل تسحقني
وليس لدي أحباب
ولا بيت ليؤويني من الطوفان
وجئت إليك تحملني
رياح الشك.. للإيمان
فهل أرتاح بعض الوقت في عينيك
أم أمضي مع الأحزان
وهل في الناس من يعطي
بلا ثمن.. بلا دين.. بلا ميزان؟”
― فاروق جويدة, مختارات من شعر فاروق جويدة: قصائد حب

“ان تكن تبحث عن مسكن الروح فأنت روح
وان تكن تفتش عن قطعة خبز فأنت الخبز
وان تستطع ادراك هذه الفكرة الدقيقة فسوف تفهم
ان كل ما تبحث عنه هو أنت”
― جلال الدين الرومى, رباعيات جلال الدين الرومي

“ما تبحث عنه يبحث عنك”
― جلال الدين الرومي

“لعل الأشياء البسيطة .. هي أكثر الأشياء تميزا
ولكن .. ليست كل عين ترى”
― جلال الدين الرومي

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver

“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.”
― Mary Oliver

“I want to think again of dangerous and noble things.
I want to be light and frolicsome.
I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing,
as though I had wings.”
― Mary Oliver, Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays

“Tell me,
what is it you plan to do
with your one
wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver

“The Poet With His Face In His Hands

You want to cry aloud for your
mistakes. But to tell the truth the world
doesn’t need anymore of that sound.

So if you’re going to do it and can’t
stop yourself, if your pretty mouth can’t
hold it in, at least go by yourself across

the forty fields and the forty dark inclines
of rocks and water to the place where
the falls are flinging out their white sheets

like crazy, and there is a cave behind all that
jubilation and water fun and you can
stand there, under it, and roar all you

want and nothing will be disturbed; you can
drip with despair all afternoon and still,
on a green branch, its wings just lightly touched

by the passing foil of the water, the thrush,
puffing out its spotted breast, will sing
of the perfect, stone-hard beauty of everything.”
― Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2

“there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life you could save.”
― Mary Oliver

“At Blackwater Pond

At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled
after a night of rain.
I dip my cupped hands. I drink
a long time. It tastes
like stone, leaves, fire. It falls cold
into my body, waking the bones. I hear them
deep inside me, whispering
oh what is that beautiful thing
that just happened?”
― Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems, Volume One

“It is the nature of stone to be satisfied. It is the nature of water to want to be somewhere else.”
― Mary Oliver

“Every day
I see or hear
something
that more or less

kills me
with delight,
that leaves me
like a needle

in the haystack
of light.
It was what I was born for–
to look, to listen,

to lose myself
inside this soft world

(from, 'Mindful')”
― Mary Oliver

“Here is an amazement—once I was twenty years old and in every motion of my body there was a delicious ease, and in every motion of the green earth there was a hint of paradise, and now I am sixty years old, and it is the same.”
― Mary Oliver, West Wind: Poems and Prose Poems

“And did you feel it, in your heart, how it pertained to everything?
And have you finally figured out what beauty is for?
And have you changed your life?”
― Mary Oliver

“All eternity is in the moment.”
― Mary Oliver