Aina Rosdi > Aina's Quotes

“The heart is the toughest part of the body.
Tenderness is in the hands.”
― Carolyn Forché, The Country Between Us

“Every family has a story, and I love that those stories are etched in sand rather than granite. That way we can change them. We can bury the lies and embrace the truth. And we can move forward.”
― Diane Chamberlain, The Lies We Told: A Gripping Women's Fiction Thriller of Survival and Betrayal

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“When you have friends, don’t expect your friends to fill your emptiness. When you get married, don’t expect your spouse to fulfill your every need. When you’re an activist, don’t put your hope in the results. When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on Allah.”
― Yasmin Mogahed

“When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth.”
― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care

“The bottom line is that we never fall for the people we're supposed to.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“Sometimes the most worthwhile things are right in front of our eyes. We just make them hard because we think that gives them more value.”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“When I get to the end of my life, I want to be able to look back and know that my being here made things better - Daphne”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“The patient bird breakfasts on the
juiciest worm.”
― Karen Rose, Kill for Me

“...'you have to ask yourself though, who are we to stop a war?’

I sigh, wishing that the glittering pinpricks above us were truly stars. It was rare to see any due to the endless cloud cover. ‘Who are we not to?’ I say, to no one in particular. If we weren’t willing to try, then what did that say about us? I try to ignore the pessimistic voice eating away at my thoughts. Change could start with a few, but real change needed thousands.”
― H.J. Stephens, When There's No Tomorrow

“There's got to be a moment when that baby [flying] squirrel looks from the end of one branch to the tree six feet away and thinks twice about making a leap. Falling in love is no different; it's the moment that we close our eyes and throw away everything that seems reasonable and hope to God there's someone or something waiting to catch us on the other side.”
― Jodi Picoult

“I think...she said finally, "that all of us have got our ghosts.”
― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls

“When it rains," her father said "it pours.”
― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls

“But you remind me so much of her."
"I-I do?"
"Yes." Addie gifted him with a smile."Because I love you both.”
― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls

“You can't look back - you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.”
― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls

“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.”
― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls

“I think we deserve a happily-ever-after."
"If anyone ever did, it's us.”
― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls

“After a certain point, a heart with so many stress fractures can never be anything but broken.”
― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls

“Sometimes coloring outside the lines can cost you. Only you can figure out if it’s worth it.”
― Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies

“You and me," I said,"we both got the same kind of hurt inside us."
She nodded, and suddenly, just like that, I knew I could trust her with my life.”
― Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies

“If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.”
― Yasmin Mogahed, Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles

“Sometimes you search so hard for words. You look for a way to interpret the language of this heart and the unspoken bond you feel. But in the end you are left with nothing but silence. And deep down you hope it’s understood.”
― Yasmin Mogahed

“Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.”
― Yasmin Mogahed

“There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief: Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow. My pain will die. My laughter won’t last forever but neither will my tears. We say this life isn’t perfect. And it isn’t. It isn’t perfectly good. But, it also isn’t perfectly bad, either.”
― Yasmin Mogahed

“Real love brings about calm—not inner torment. True love allows you to be at peace with yourself and with God. That is why Allah says: “that you may dwell in tranquility.” Hawa is the opposite. Hawa will make you miserable. And just like a drug, you will crave it always, but never be satisfied. You will chase it to your own detriment, but never reach it.”
― Yasmin Mogahed, Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles

“So often we experience things in life, and yet never see the connections between them. When we are given hardship, or feel pain, we often fail to consider that the experience may be the direct cause or result of another action or experience. Sometimes we fail to recognize the direct connection between the pain in our lives and our relationship with Allah SWT”
― Yasmin Mogahed, Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles

“Don’t despair if your heart has been through a lot of trauma. Sometimes that’s how beautiful hearts are remade: they are shattered first.”
― Yasmin Mogahed

“To some,Islam is nothing but a code of rules and regulations.But,to those who understand,it is a perfect vision of life”
― Yasmin Mogahed

“Time of difficulty test our faith, our fortitude and our strenght. During these times, the level of our imaan becomes manifest”
― Yasmin Mogahed, Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles

“Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives.”
― Yasmin Mogahed