“Happy," I muttered, trying to pin the word down. But it is one of those words, like Love, that I have never quite understood. Most people who deal in words don’t have much faith in them and I am no exception – especially the big ones like Happy and Love and Honest and Strong. They are too elusive and far to relative when you compare them to sharp, mean little words like Punk and Cheap and Phony. I feel at home with these, because they’re scrawny and easy to pin, but the big ones are tough and it takes either a priest or a fool to use them with any confidence.”
― The Rum Diary
― The Rum Diary
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“إن من أبرز أساليب الإعداد للحرب الأهلية إقناع كل طرف أن الطرف الآخر، أو الأطراف الأخرى، خطر على الوطن أو الدين أو المجتمع.”
― حيونة الإنسان
― حيونة الإنسان
“نحن لا نتعود يا أبي إلا إذا مات شيء فينا، وتصور حجم ما مات فينا حتي تعودنا على كل ما حولنا.”
― حيونة الإنسان
― حيونة الإنسان
“I can understand why people jump off bridges.”
― Facing the Music
― Facing the Music
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