sawsan bhaa

“Why do you pretend what we do is nothing?” she asked. “Every day, all the chaos and messiness of life happens and every day we clean it all up. Without us, they would just wallow in filth and disorder and nothing of any consequence would ever get done. Who taught you to sneer at that? I’ll tell you who. Someone who took their mother for granted.”
― Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

“في منحدرات الشك تنبت أشجار اليقين”
― عبد السلام إبراهيم, عرش الديناري

“وفي هذا الوقت الذي فقدت فيه كل شيء... غمر قلبي هذا الشعور غير المنتظر بالخلاص.. انها لمتعة أية متعة، أن يختبر الإنسان شجاعته ومدى قدرته على الاحتمال حين تسوء أموره وتنقطع به الأسباب!!”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

“What kept Minli from becoming dull and brown like the rest of the village were the stories her father told her every night at dinner. She glowed with such wonder and excitement”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon