

“Paul says, "If not for yourself, my lady, stay alive for me."
Our eyes meet.
His next words are a whisper. "I have no need for a world without you in it.”
― A Thousand Pieces of You
Our eyes meet.
His next words are a whisper. "I have no need for a world without you in it.”
― A Thousand Pieces of You

“Now I know grief is a whetstone that sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within. Something has been torn out from inside me that will never be filled up, not ever, no matter how long I live. They say "time heals," but even now, less than a week after my father's death, I know that's a lie. What people really mean is that eventually you'll get used to the pain. You'll forget who you were without it; you'll forget what you looked like without your scars.”
― A Thousand Pieces of You
― A Thousand Pieces of You

“وكنتُ أعرف في أعماقي أني لا أستحقكِ ليس لأنني لا أستطيعُ أن أعطيكِ حبات عيني ولكن لأنني لن أستطيعَ الاحتفاظ بكِ إلى الأبد”
― رسائل غسان كنفاني إلى غادة السمان
― رسائل غسان كنفاني إلى غادة السمان

“I meant it when I said I didn’t believe in love at first sight. It takes time to really, truly fall for someone. Yet I believe in a moment. A moment when you glimpse the truth within someone, and they glimpse the truth within you. In that moment, you don’t belong to yourself any longer, not completely. Part of you belongs to him; part of him belongs to you. After that, you can’t take it back, no matter how much you want to, no matter how hard you try.”
― A Thousand Pieces of You
― A Thousand Pieces of You
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