Mazen

“A King may move a man, a father may claim a son, but remember that even when those who move you be Kings, or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus." Or that, "Virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that.”
― King Baldwin IV in Kingdom of Heaven

“ﻭﺇﻥ ﺍﻛﺘﻔﻰ ﻏَﻴﺮﻱ ﺑِﻄﻴﻒِ ﺧَﻴﺎﻟِﻪِ، ﻓﺄﻧﺎ ﺍﻟَّﺬﻱ ﺑﻮﺻﺎﻟﻪِ ﻻ ﺃﻛﺘﻔﻲ ”
― ابن الفارض

“و ما أكثر العفة المتولدة عن العجز!”
― نجيب محفوظ, الشيطان يعظ

“He felt the guilt of inaction, of simply waiting while his life went to waste. No one was worth the gift of his life, no one could possibly be worth that. It belonged to him alone, and he did not deserve it either, because he was letting it waste. It was getting away from him and he made no effort to stop it. He did not know how.”
― Leonard Gardner, Fat City