اية هشام

“People always ask me, "What kind of people make it through Hell Week?" I don't really have an answer to that. I do know-- generally-- who won't make it through Hell Week. The weightlifting meatheads who think the size of their biceps indicates their strength: they usually fail. The kids covered in tattoos announcing to the world how tough they are: they usually fail. The preening leaders who don't want to be dirty: they usually fail. The "me first, look at me, I'm the best" former athletes who've always been told they're stars: they usually fail. The blowhards who have a thousand stories about what they're going to do but a thin record of what they've actually done: they usually fail. The whiners, the "this is not fair" guys: they usually fail.”
― Eric Greitens, The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage

“Time heals all wounds. But not this one. Not yet.”
― Marie Lu, Champion

“It's hard when you miss people. But you know if you miss them, that means you're lucky. It means you had someone special in your life, someone worth missing.”
― Nikki Schiefelbein

“إلهى لا تعذبنى، فإنى مُقِرٌ بالذى قد كان مني
و ما لى حيلة، إلا رجائى لعفوك إن عفوت و حسن ظني
فكم من زلة لى فى البرايا، و أنت علي ذو فضل و مَنِّ
إذا فكرت فى ندمي عليها، عضَضت أناملي و قَرَعْت سِنِّي
يظن الناس بى خيرا،و إنى لشر الناس، إن لم تعف عني
أُجن بزهرة الدنيا جنونا، و أفنى العمر فيها بالتمنى
و بين يدى مُحتَبس ثقيل، كأنى قد دُعيت له، كأني
و لو أني صدقت الزهد فيها، قَلَبْتُ لأهلها ظهر المِجَنّ
مُحتبس : أى أن بين يديه منسكاً ثقيل الوطأة عليه كأنه قد دعي إليه و لكن الدنيا صرفته عنه”
― أبو العتاهية, ديوان أبي العتاهية