Shaimaa Eletreby

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
― William Shakespear, Hamlet

“لا حب أفضل من حب بدون حبيب،
ليس أصلح من عمل صالح دون غاية،
لو يمكنك أن تتخلى عن السوء والحذق فيه،
فتلك هي الخدعة الماكرة!”
― جلال الدين الرومي, رباعيات جلال الدين الرومي

“When a thousand people believe some made-up story for one month, that’s fake news. When a billion people believe it for a thousand years, that’s a religion, and we are admonished not to call it “fake news” in order not to hurt the feelings of the faithful (or incur their wrath). Note, however, that I am not denying the effectiveness or potential benevolence of religion. Just the opposite. For better or worse, fiction is among the most effective tools in humanity’s tool kit. By bringing people together, religious creeds make large-scale human cooperation possible. They inspire people to build hospitals, schools, and bridges in addition to armies and prisons. Adam and Eve never existed, but Chartres Cathedral is still beautiful.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune