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“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“Edward knew what it was like to say over and over again the names of those you had left behind. He knew what it was like to miss someone. And so he listened. And in his listening, his heart opened wide and then wider still. (page 103)”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“Perhaps," said the man, "you would like to be lost with us. I have found it much more agreeable to be lost in the company of others.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“I have been loved, Edward told the stars. So? said the stars. What difference does that make when you are all alone now?”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“Never in his life had Edward been cradled like a baby. Abilene had not done it. Nor had Nellie. And most certainly, Bull had not. It was a singular sensation to be held so gently and yet so fiercely, to be stared down at with so much love. Edward felt the whole of his china body flood with warmth. (page 128)”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“My heart, thought Edward, my heart is broken.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“I have been loved said Edward to the stars”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“I have learned how to love. And it's a terrible thing. I'm broken. My heart is broken. Help me.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“Go ahead, Marlene, thought Edward. Push me around. Do with me as you will. What does it matter? I am broken. Broken.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“I am a mother and mothers don’t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“Tante Isabelle says it’s better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you’ll fly before you fall.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“You’re not alone, and you’re not the one in charge,” Mother said gently. “Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God—and each other and ourselves—in times as dark as these.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“There are days when I don’t hear a single human voice, apart from the radio, and you know what? I quite like that.”
― Ruth Ware, In a Dark, Dark Wood

“إن الذين يعرفون أسباب آلامهم وأحزانهم غير أشقياء .يعيشون بالأمل ويحيون بالرجاء , أما أنا فشقية لأني لا أعرف لي داء فأعالجه , ولا يوم شفاء فأرجوه”
― مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي, ماجدولين

“إنك ما بعدت عني، إلا لتقترب مني”
― مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي, ماجدولين

“... ولم يبتسم له الدهر في يوم من أيام حياته ابتسامة واحدة يكافؤه بها على يده التي أسداها الى هذا المجتمع . كأنما قد كتب للعاملين على وجه الأرض جميعا أن يعيشو فيها عيش الأشجار العظيمة في الصحارى المحرقة , تظلل الناس بوارف ظلها وهي تصلى حر الهاجرة وأوارها ولو أن القدر أنصفهم ووفاهم أجورهم لما سعد أحد في الحياة سعادتهم ولا هنيء فيها هناءهم ...”
― Alphonse Karr, ماجدولين

“فإن أجمل الساعات عندي تلك الساعة التي أخلو فيها بنفسي فأناجيها بهمومي وأحزاني، وأذرف من العبرات ما أبرد به تلك الغلة التي تعتلج في صدري.”
― Alphonse Karr, ‫ماجدولين‬

“لا يزال الدهر عابسًا في وجهي، ولكنني صابرٌ محتملٌ، لا أيأس ولا أستسلم ولا تفتر لي همةٌ حتى أنال بغيتي، والسلام.”
― Alphonse Karr, ‫ماجدولين‬

“تعلمت أنـه قاسٍ جدا أن يملي عليك عقلك منطقا...يعجز قلبك عن النطق به”
― إسلام حجي, لحظة من فضلك الحياة لا ترجع إلي الخلف

“اللهم إن لي قلبٌ...
سريعُ التعلق بـحب خَلـقـك \بطيءٌ في نسيان من ارتحل عنه..
اللهم وإن ذلك يـؤلمه...

فإن كنت تعلم أن في ذلك خيرٌ له..فوطنِّـه عليه و رضّـِه به
وإن كنت تعلم أن في ذلك شـرٌ يؤذيـه
فـكما مننـت عليه بسرعة الحب ...
مُـن عليه بنسيانٍ يرحمه

آميـن”
― إسلام حجي, على أجنحة الطير