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"I think many problems in arab countries stem from the lack of sex education and hypocrisy. People say it's a "muslim" country, but men seem to forget their god while watching porn then remember it the next day when they see a girl trying to (god forbid) dress as she wants to or trying to go out and not stay in her jail cell. This book is a must for those that'd rather read something in arabic."
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Mar 29, 2019 12:16PM
“To know how to wait is the great secret of success.”
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“Take someone who doesn't keep score,
who's not looking to be richer, or afraid of losing,
who has not the slightest interest even
in his own personality: he's free.”
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who's not looking to be richer, or afraid of losing,
who has not the slightest interest even
in his own personality: he's free.”
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“That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you're trying to steal their most precious possession.”
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“There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well . And the world must be easy.”
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“Most of us can manage no more than a narrow little obsession with a particular human who we mistakenly imagine can satisfy our gargantuan yearning for the real, primordial thing.”
― The Televisionary Oracle
― The Televisionary Oracle
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