“Vincent van Gogh committed suicide when he was only thirty-three. It was impossible to live; he could not earn a single cent. His brother used to give him money, but just enough to exist, to survive. He needed money to paint—for the canvas and the colors and the brushes. So this was his arrangement: He used to get money every Sunday for one week, so every week for three days he would eat and for four days he would fast, so that money could be saved to purchase canvases, colors, and other things that he needed. To me, van Gogh’s fasting is far more significant than all the fasts that have been done by your so-called saints. This fasting has something beautiful in it, something spiritual in it. When your so-called saints go on a fast, it is a means; they are fasting so that they can reach heaven and enjoy all the heavenly joys. But van Gogh’s fasting has a totally different quality to it: It is his love to create. And”
― Living on Your Own Terms: What Is Real Rebellion?
― Living on Your Own Terms: What Is Real Rebellion?
“أخاف الأشياء التي تُلامس قلبي يا ميلينا، لذا أهرب منها دائمًا.. وأهرب منك"
رسائل كافكا إلى ميلينا”
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رسائل كافكا إلى ميلينا”
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“Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon.”
― Watchmen
― Watchmen
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