Nada

“But these were days of self-fulfillment, where settling for something that was not quite your first choice of a life seemed weak-willed and ignoble. Somewhere, surrendering to what seemed to be your fate had changed from being dignified to being a sign of your own cowardice. There were times when the pressure to achieve happiness felt almost oppressive, as if happiness were something that everyone should and could attain, and that any sort of compromise in its pursuit was somehow your fault. [...] Would he someday have the courage to give up, and would he be able to recognize that moment, or would he wake one day and look in the mirror and find himself an old man, still trying to call himself an actor because he was too scared to admit that he might not be, might never be?”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

“ليس المطلوب شخصًا نشعر معه بسعادة مطلقة، لكن شخصًا نشعر معه بأقل قدر ممكن من الألم”
― حسام مصطفى إبراهيم, لدي الكثير جدًا لأقوله لك

“There are two parts to learning craftsmanship: knowledge and work. You must gain the knowledge of principles, patterns, practices, and heuristics that a craftsman knows, and you must also grind that knowledge into your fingers, eyes, and gut by working hard and
practicing.”
― Robert C. Martin, Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

“Small good decisions will lead you to the glorious path of success.”
― Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories