Syed Karim

“in a world where vast geographical spaces could suddenly shrink to the dimensions of a coffin,”
― Roberto Bolaño, Last Evenings on Earth

“On the train we swapped seats, you wanted the window and I wanted to look at you.”
― Mahmoud Darwish

“The essence of life is in solitude – wouldn’t you agree? All unions are built on falsehood. People can only get to know each other up to a point and then they make up the rest, until one day, seeing their mistake, they turn their backs on sadness and run away. Would this ever happen, if they stopped believing in their dreams and made do with what was possible? If everyone accepted what was natural, then no one would suffer disappointment, no one would curse fate.”
― Sabahattin Ali, Madonna in a Fur Coat

“How could I long so for someone whose existence I’d only just become aware of? But wasn’t it always like this? Some things we never know we need until we find them.”
― Sabahattin Ali, Kürk Mantolu Madonna