Mohamed Samy

“أيها الراكب الميمم أرضي
أقري من بعضي السلام لبعضي
إن جسمي كما علمت بأرض
وفؤادي ومالكيه بأرض
قُدر البين بيننا فافترقنا
وطوى البين عن جفوني غمضي
قد قضى الله بالفراق علينا
فعسى باجتماعنا سوف يقضي”
― عبد الرحمن الداخل

“Unjust laws exist; shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once? Men generally, under such a government as this, think that they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority to alter them. They think that, if they should resist, the remedy would be worse than the evil. But it is the fault of the government itself that the remedy is worse than the evil. It makes it worse. Why is it not more apt to anticipate and provide for reform? Why does it not cherish its wise minority? Why does it cry and resist before it is hurt? Why does it not encourage its citizens to be on the alert to point out its faults, and do better than it would have them?”
― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience and Other Essays

“Subconsciously, I have started to say goodbye to the people and objects in my life as if preparing to die, even though I have no real plan. I just feel strongly, in my gut, that I'm not meant to stay here.”
― Deborah Feldman, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

“تبدت لنا وسط الرصافة نخلة
تناءت بأرض الغرب عن بلد النخل
فقلت شبيهي في التغرب والنوى
وطول التنائي عن بني وعن أهلي
نشأت بأرض أنت فيها غريبة
فمثلك في الإقصاء والمنتأى مثلي
سقتك غوادي المزن من صوبها الذي
يسح ويستمري السماكين بالويل”
― عبدالرحمن الداخل