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“Whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change - and change is what we're chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies. Design your own future. When you go home today, ask yourself what YOU will change. And then get started.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“She said that was the only way for us to live, to be like the poets.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Sweet Bean Paste

“I want to make you a unique alphabet
In it, I want
The rhythm of the rain,
The dust of the moon,
The sadness of the grey clouds,
The pain of the fallen willow leaves
Under the wheels of autumn.”
― Nizar Qabbani, Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts

“Take the sea,
The boats,
The passengers.
But continue to be my lover.
Take all my possessions,
I am only a poet.
All my wealth is
In my notebooks
And in your beautiful eyes.”
― Nizar Qabbani, Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts