Mohamed Salah Hammad
https://www.goodreads.com/mhmdsalah
“لقد قتلت عبر سنوات العذاب كل أمل في الفرح ينمو بداخلي.. قتلت حتى الرغبات الصغيرة والضحك الطيب؛ لأنني كنت أدرك دائماً أنه غير مسموح لي بأن أعيش طفولتي، كما أنه من غير المسموح أن أعيش شبابي.. كنت أريد دائما أن يكون عقلي هو السيد الوحيد لا الحب ولا الجنس ولا الأماني الصغيرة.. لقد ظللت حتى أعوام قليلة أرفض أن آكل الحلوى، وأنها في نظري لا ترتبط بالرجولة، وظللت لا أقبل كلمة رقيقة من امرأة؛ لأنني أضطر عندئذ إلى الترقق معها وهذا يعني بلغة إحساس التودد لها، وهو يمثل الضعف الذي لا يُغتفر، وقد لا تعرفين أنني ظللت إلى عهد قريب أخجل من كوني شاعرا؛ لأن الشاعر يقترن في أذهان الناس بالرقة والنعومة، وفجأة ها أنت تطلبين مني دفعة واحدة أن أصير رقيقا وهادئا وناعما يعرف كيف ينمّق الكلمات”
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“Did you really want to die?"
"No one commits suicide because they want to die."
"Then why do they do it?"
"Because they want to stop the pain.”
― How to Kill a Rock Star
"No one commits suicide because they want to die."
"Then why do they do it?"
"Because they want to stop the pain.”
― How to Kill a Rock Star
“Damn, damn, damn," she said. "I never said why I like you, and now I have to go."
"That's okay," he said.
"It's because you're kind," she said. "And because you get all my jokes..."
"Okay." He laughed.
"And you're smarter than I am."
"I am not."
"And you look like a protagonist." She was talking as fast as she could think. "You look like the person who wins in the end. You're so pretty, and so good. You have magic eyes," she whispered. "And you make me feel like a cannibal."
"You're crazy."
"I have to go." She leaned over so the receiver was close to the base.
"Eleanor - wait," Park said. She could hear her dad in the kitchen and her heartbeat everywhere.
"Eleanor - wait - I love you.”
― Eleanor & Park
"That's okay," he said.
"It's because you're kind," she said. "And because you get all my jokes..."
"Okay." He laughed.
"And you're smarter than I am."
"I am not."
"And you look like a protagonist." She was talking as fast as she could think. "You look like the person who wins in the end. You're so pretty, and so good. You have magic eyes," she whispered. "And you make me feel like a cannibal."
"You're crazy."
"I have to go." She leaned over so the receiver was close to the base.
"Eleanor - wait," Park said. She could hear her dad in the kitchen and her heartbeat everywhere.
"Eleanor - wait - I love you.”
― Eleanor & Park
“Your voice, your eyes, your hands, your lips
Our silence, our words
Light that goes, light that returns
A single smile between us
In quest of knowledge I watched night create day
O beloved of all, beloved of one alone
your mouth silently promised to be happy
Away, away, says hate
Closer, closer, says love
A caress leads us from our infancy
Increasingly I see the human form as a lovers’ dialogue
The heart has but one mouth
Everything by chance
All words without thought
Sentiments adrift
A glance, a word, because I love you
Everything moves
We must advance to live
Aim straight ahead toward those you love
I went toward you, endlessly toward the light
If you smile, it enfolds me all the better
The rays of your arms pierce the mist.”
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Our silence, our words
Light that goes, light that returns
A single smile between us
In quest of knowledge I watched night create day
O beloved of all, beloved of one alone
your mouth silently promised to be happy
Away, away, says hate
Closer, closer, says love
A caress leads us from our infancy
Increasingly I see the human form as a lovers’ dialogue
The heart has but one mouth
Everything by chance
All words without thought
Sentiments adrift
A glance, a word, because I love you
Everything moves
We must advance to live
Aim straight ahead toward those you love
I went toward you, endlessly toward the light
If you smile, it enfolds me all the better
The rays of your arms pierce the mist.”
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“Let's face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.”
― Animal Farm
― Animal Farm
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