Egue Balde

“You cannot know how frightened gods are of pain. There is nothing more foreign to them, and so nothing they ache more deeply to see.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“I choose to love you in silence…
For in silence I find no rejection,

I choose to love you in loneliness…
For in loneliness no one owns you but me,

I choose to adore you from a distance…
For distance will shield me from pain,

I choose to kiss you in the wind…
For the wind is gentler than my lips,

I choose to hold you in my dreams…
For in my dreams, you have no end.”
― Rumi

“You are granite. I am an empty wine glass. You know what happens when we touch.”
― Rumi, Rumi: The Big Red Book: The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love and Friendship

“All religions. All this singing. One song. Peace be with you.”
― Rumi, The Big Red Book