Kado

“كانت تنمو ، في أعماقي ، غابات مذهـلة . كنتُ أحرصُ عـلى أن أزوّدها بما في الخيال من ينابيع ، ظِلال ، وأثمار ، لكن خططــي تبدّلتْ حين وُلدتُ كإنسان ..”
― عبد العظيم فنجان, أفكر مثل شجرة

“Name one hero who was happy."
I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back.
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it," I said, lost in the high color of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes.
"I swear it," he echoed.
We sat like that a moment, hands touching. He grinned.
"I feel like I could eat the world raw.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“ومن يتهيب صعود الجبال يعش أبَــدَ الدهــر بيــن الحــفرْ
فعجَّــتْ بقلبــي دمــاءُ الشـباب وضجَّــت بصـدري ريـاحٌ أخَـرْ...
وأطـرقتُ, أصغـي لقصـف الرعـودِ وعــزفِ الريــاحِ, ووقـعِ المطـرْ”
― أبو القاسم الشابي, أغاني الحياة

“أن أكون أصغر إنسان..
وأملك أحلاماً..
والرغبة في تحقيقها..
أروع من أكون ..
أعظم إنسان..
بدون أحلام ..
بدون رغبات..”
― غازي بن عبد الرحمن القصيبي