Asmaa Egyptologist

“We are sand and rock and water and sky, anchors on ships and sails in the wind. We are a journey to a destination that shifts every time we dream or fall or keep or weep. We are stars with flaws that still sparkle and shine. We always strive, always want, always have more questions than answers, but there are moments like these, full of magic and contentment, when souls get a glimpse of the divine and quite simply, lose their breath.”
― Leylah Attar, The Paper Swan

“We are sand that hasn’t been washed away yet,”
― Leylah Attar, The Paper Swan

“It’s not over, you know. It never has been,” he said. “Whether you say yes or no, you will always be my forever.”
― Leylah Attar, The Paper Swan

“You don’t always get the treasure by holding on. Sometimes the magic happens when you let go.”
― Leylah Attar, The Paper Swan