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“لم أكن أهرب من الحرب ، بل من فيروز وأغانيها”
― Rawi Hage, De Niro's Game

“فليُداومْ عَلَى الحُزنِ مَنْ يَضمَن ألّا يَمُوتَ غَدًا”
― نجيب محفوظ

“مَنْ تَعفَّفَ جَاعَ فِي هَذهِ المَدِينَة”
― نجيب محفوظ

“fall
in love
with your solitude”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey

“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that”
― Rupi Kaur

“how you love yourself is
how you teach others
to love you”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey