Nadia Rahali

“From this point on, she whispered, we will either find or lose our souls”
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

“Leila had come to understand that feelings of tenderness must always be hidden. That such things could only be revealed behind closed doors and never spoken about afterwards.”
― Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

“For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and by clearing each level I elevate myself. At least that’s why I’ve put in the effort day after day: to raise my own level. I’m no great runner, by any means. I’m at an ordinary – or perhaps more like mediocre – level. But that’s not the point. The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be.”
― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

“For puritans of whatever faith, God is in the detail.”
― Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah