Nadia

“علمتنى القراءة الطويلة المتأنية أدب الاستماع .. فالقارىء لا يتكلم وانما يستمع طويلًا وعميقا الى الذى يقرأه”
― أنيس منصور

“يا عزيزي عليك أن تحب وحدتك، وأن تتحمل الألم الذي تتسبب لك فيه، وأن تغني شكواك بنغمات جميلة، لأن القرييبين منك بعيدون”
― ريلكة

“There are patterns to life . . . Rhythms. It is so easy, while trapped in just the one life, to imagine that times of sadness or tragedy or failure or fear are a result of that particular existence. That it is a by-product of living a certain way, rather than simply living. I mean, it would have made things a lot easier if we understood there was no way of living that can immunise you against sadness. And that sadness is intrinsically part of the fabric of happiness. You can’t have one without the other. Of course, they come in different degrees and quantities. But there is no life where you can be in a state of sheer happiness for ever. And imagining there is just breeds more unhappiness in the life you’re in.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book."

[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]”
― E.B. White