Noha

“And they are torturing Muslims, and their drones are bombing wedding parties (by accident!), and the Dreamers are quoting Martin Luther King and exulting nonviolence for the weak and the biggest guns for the strong.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“ولربما كنت نجحت لو أنني زرعت بذوري في أرض الشعب الخصبة بدلا من زرعها في أراضي القصور الملكية الجدباء. وأنت يا شعب فارس الذي عقدت عليه أعظم آمالي، لا تظنن أنك بشطبك رجلا من الوجود تستطيع نيل الحرية. إن عليك أن تتجرأ على زعزعة التقاليد البالية”
― أمين معلوف, Samarkand

“I was a curious boy, but the schools were not concerned with curiosity. They were concerned with compliance. I loved a few of my teachers. But I cannot say that I truly believed any of them.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me