“البائس الذى لا يهتم إلا بنفسه
سيخسر سمعته وهو حى
وعندما يموت، كأنه يموت ثانية..
هو من التراب وإلى التراب يعود.
لن يبكيه أحد..
ولن يكرمه أحد.”
―
سيخسر سمعته وهو حى
وعندما يموت، كأنه يموت ثانية..
هو من التراب وإلى التراب يعود.
لن يبكيه أحد..
ولن يكرمه أحد.”
―
“Có lẽ đó chính là lúc tôi biết thế nào là tủi nhục và cả màu sắc của nó. Tủi nhục không có màu đen của bùn đất, như tôi vẫn nghĩ. Tủi nhục mang màu của bộ đồng phục trắng mẹ phải thức đêm thức hôm ủi quần áo thuê để có tiền mua, màu trắng không vướng một mảy, một hạt vết bẩn nào do lao động.”
― The Help
― The Help
“If the onset of wrinkles in middle age were referred to as laughter lines, then to look at him, Scott thought, Twinkle's life must have been hilarious. He had sharp eyes that often seemed to visually contradict the lack of intelligence that could be derived from listening to him talk. There might not be a lot to respect in Twinkle, but Scott liked him. He just didn't want to end up like him.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
“But hurting ourselves to inflict pain on others is just another cry to be loved.”
― The Time Keeper
― The Time Keeper
“...the reasons just reassemble themselves in different patterns every time I think about it.”
― Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
― Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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