“One cannot know God, until one knows the self who is seeking for God. You must be prepared to find What Is, not that which you wish to find, even if it is oblivion.” (Richard Rose)
“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.”
―
―
“I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way.
Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.”
―
Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.”
―
“Knock, And He'll open the door
Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun
Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens
Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.”
―
Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun
Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens
Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.”
―
“The minute I heard my first love story,
I started looking for you, not knowing
how blind that was.
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.
They're in each other all along.”
― The Illuminated Rumi
I started looking for you, not knowing
how blind that was.
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere.
They're in each other all along.”
― The Illuminated Rumi
Samir’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Samir’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Samir
Lists liked by Samir





















