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“إِن جميع الذين يَعيشونَ الأَسرار ، كَما تَرى . ليسَ لَديهم وَقت للكتابة ، وجميع االذين عندهم وقت ، لا يَعيشونَ الأَسرار . أَتفهم ؟”
― نيكوس كازنتزاكي

“Mama, Mama, help me get home
I'm out in the woods, I am out on my own.
I found me a werewolf, a nasty old mutt
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my gut.

Mama, Mama, help me get home
I'm out in the woods, I am out on my own.
I was stopped by a vampire, a rotting old wreck
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my neck.

Mama, Mama, put me to bed
I won't make it home, I'm already half-dead.
I met an Invalid, and fell for his art
He showed me his smile, and went straight for my heart.

-From "A Child's Walk Home," Nursery Rhymes and Folk Tales”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;
Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction.”
― Bessie Anderson Stanley, More Heart Throbs Volume Two in Prose and Verse Dear to the American People And by them contributed as a Supplement to the original $10,000 Prize Book HEART THROBS

“وإذا ما صرخنا،
إذا ما أفصحنا عن أصواتنا الأخرى
فحتى الملائكة
ستخفي رؤوسها تحت أجنحتها الثقيلة
لئلا تسمع الصرخة.”
― سركون بولص, عظمة أخرى لكلب القبيلة