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“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

“Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when it's morning again, they'll wash away
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Reading stops time and space if for only a while.”
― Melissa McCorkle

“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
― Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye

“How glorious it is – and also how painful – to be an exception. ”
― Alfred de Musset

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
― Marcel Proust

“The longest way must have its close - the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.”
― Steve Martin

“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.”
― Dave Barry, Dave Barry Turns 50

“Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.”
― Samuel Lover, Rory O'More

“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.”
― Charles Lamb, The life, letters and writings of Charles Lamb Volume 3

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

“It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Toni Morrison, Beloved

“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

“We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

“Once a problem is solved, its simplicity is amazing.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
― Rumi

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”
― Frida Kahlo

“أنتم لا تبكون موتاكم، أنتم تبكونكم بعدهم. تبكون ما أخذوه برحيلهم. يخلفونكم بلا جدار تتكئون عليه، وأمك حِصَّة جدارٌ، رغم تصدعاته، كان متأكم الآمن. ترك غيابها غصة في حلوقكم، لا أنتم قادرون على لفظها ولا على ابتلاعها.”
― سعود السنعوسي, فئران أمي حصة