Waheeda

“I will tell you a story, one I used to tell to a little boy with dark hair. A silent boy who rarely laughs, who listened more closely than I realized. A boy who had a name and not a title”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Your acts of kindness are iridescent wings of divine love, which linger and continue to uplift others long after your sharing.”
― Rumi

“Once more," he said. "Speak my name once more."
He was ancient, I knew that. But in this moment he was just a boy - brilliant, blessed with too much power, burdened by eternity.
"Aleksander."
His eyelids fluttered shut. "Don't let me be alone," he murmured. And then he was gone.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“We procrastinate when we fear a threat to our sense of worth and independence, as a method of avoiding difficult situations.”
― Rob Moore, Start Now. Get Perfect Later.