Haifa Alsaif

“What could we do? What should we do? 'There are no prescriptions,' Luria wrote, 'in a case like this. Do whatever your ingenuity and your heart suggest. There is little or no hope of any recovery in his memory. But a man does not consist of memory alone. He has feeling, will, sensibilities, moral being - matters of which neuropsychology cannot speak. And it is here, beyond the realm of an impersonal psychology, that you may find ways to touch him, and change him. [...] Neuropsychologically, there is little or nothing you can do; but in the realm of the Individual, there may be much you can do.”
― Oliver Sacks, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

“Now, see, that's why everybody wants Internet friends. You can find people just exactly like you. Screw your neighbors and your family, too messy.' Dovey's phone buzzed, and she laughed, ignoring it. 'The trouble is, once you filter out everybody that doesn't agree with you, all that's left is maybe this one retired surfer guy living in Idaho.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior

“لم يعد شكلي الخارجي خارقا. ومن جانب اخر لم اكن اراه معيبا. لم اخش اي شيء, موضوعية ومجردة في كل احكامي وحرة بوداعة من مختلف الاوهام التي تنعم بها قلة التجربة على الشباب. باختصار رأيت نفسي فيلسوفة محنكة متنكرة بشكل فتاة صغيرة”
― Françoise Gilot, Life with Picasso

“Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart