Maria Gendy
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“After all, words are what remain when all the deeds have been done. Words can shatter faith; start a war; change the course of history. A story can make your heart beat faster; topple walls; scale mountains - hey, a story can even raise the dead. And that's why the King of Stories ended up being the King of the gods; because writing history and making history are only the breadth of a page apart.”
― The Gospel of Loki
― The Gospel of Loki
“I never had a choice, did I, Fabian?"
"Choice to do what?"
"Choice.”
― Sapiens: At the Gates of Alstroemeria
"Choice to do what?"
"Choice.”
― Sapiens: At the Gates of Alstroemeria
“لا تحاول أن تقاوم التغييرات التي تعترض سبيلك ، بل دع الحياة تعيش فيك. ولا تقلق إذا قلبت حياتك رأساً على عقب. فكيف يمكنك أن تعرف أن الجانب الذي اعتدت عليه أفضل من الجانب الذي سيأتي؟”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“Books are the carriers of civilization...They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.”
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“This head of mine will take me to the ends of this earth if I let it. And yet I never seem to find my answers.”
― Sapiens: At the Gates of Alstroemeria
― Sapiens: At the Gates of Alstroemeria
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