Mirela Petalli

“Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being.”
― Rumi

“That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul.”
― Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual in Art

“sometimes, if you’re sincere about what you have to say, if you want to communicate the full force of human emotions like grief and longing and gratitude, you try writing and then realize that your words are just as transient as you are, that they always fail you when you need them most, and that if they can’t serve their purpose and convey meaning perfectly—if they can’t reach the unborn and the dead—then they’re better off buried or burned.2”
― Liel Leibovitz, A Broken Hallelujah: Rock 'n' Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen

“I asked for very little from life, and even this little was denied me. A nearby field, a ray of sunlight, a little bit of calm along with a bit of bread, not to feel oppressed by the knowledge that I exist, not to demand anything from others, and not to have others demand anything from me – this was denied me, like the spare change we might deny a beggar not because we’re mean-hearted but because we don’t feel like unbuttoning our coat.”
― Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet