May Kosba

“I may have come close, but I never had what you had. Something always held me back or stood in the way. How you live your life is your business. But remember, our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once. Most of us can't help but live as though we've got two lives to live, one is the mockup, the other the finished version, and then there are all those versions in between. But there's only one, and before you know it, your heart is worn out, and, as for your body, there comes a point when no one looks at it, much less wants to come near it. Right now there's sorrow. I don't envy the pain. But I envy you the pain.”
― André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name

“ليــس المهـم أن يمـوت الإنســان، قبــل أن يحقــق فكــرته النبيلــة... بــل المهــم أن يجــد لنفســه فكـــرة نبيلــة قبــل أن يمــوت”
― غسان كنفاني

“ليس بالضرورة أن تكون الأشياء العميقة معقّدة.
وليس بالضرورة أن تكون الأشياء البسيطة ساذجة..
إن الانحياز الفنّي الحقيقي هو:
كيف يستطيع الإنسان أن يقول الشيء العميق ببساطة”
― غسان كنفاني

“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
― Sir Francis Bacon