Abdelrahman

“No one can give anyone else the gift of the idyll; only an animal can do so, because only animals were not expelled from Paradise. The love between dog and man is idyllic. It knows no conflicts, no hair-raising scenes; it knows no development.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural. We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can never compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to come.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“If I had two lives, in one life I could invite her to stay at my place, and in the second life I could kick her out. Then I could compare and see which had been the best thing to do. But we only live once. Life's so light. Like an outline we can't ever fill in or correct... make any better. It's frightening".”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“الأنظمة المجرمة لم ينشئها أُناس مجرمون وإنما أُناس متحمسون ومُقتنعون بأنهم وجدوا الطريق الوحيد الذي يؤدي إلى الجنة. فأخذوا يدافعون ببسالة عن هذا الطريق، ومن أجل هذا قاموا بإعدام الكثيرين. ثم، فيما بعد، أصبح جليّاً وواضحاً أكثر من النهار، أن الجنة ليست موجودة وأن المتحمسين كانوا إذاً مجرد سفّاحين.”
― ميلان كونديرا, The Unbearable Lightness of Being