Alaa Atya

“قلت لها إن الناس يجب ألا تتزوج إلا لكي تأتي للعالم بمن هو أفضل... طفل أجمل منك، أغنى منك، أقوى منك.
ما جدوى أن يتزوّج الشّقاء من التّعاسة؟ الهباب من الطّين؟
ما الجديد الّذي سنقدّمه للعالم سوى المزيد من البؤس؟”
― أحمد خالد توفيق, يوتوبيا

“I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
― Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone around the World

“If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.”
― François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims

“My dearest life, I know you are not mine forever; but do love me even if it’s for this moment. After that I shall vanish into the forest where you cast me, I won’t ask anyone for anything again. Give me something that can last me till I die.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Chokher Bali