Toni Soprano

“ولكنني متأكد من شئ واحد على الأقل،هو قيمتك عندي..أنا لم أفقد صوابي بك بعد، ولذلك فأنا الذي أعرف كم أنت أذكى وأنبل وأجمل.لقد كنت في بدني طوال الوقت، في شفتي، في عيني وفي رأسي. كنت عذابي وشوقي والشيء الرائع الذي يتذكره الإنسان كي يعيش ويعود..إن لي قدرة لم أعرف مثلها في حياتي على تصورك ورؤيتك.. وحين أرى منظراً أو أسمع كلمة أو أعلق عليها بيني وبين نفسي أسمع جوابك في أذني، كأنك واقفة إلى جواري ... ويدك في يدي”
― غسان كنفاني, رسائل غسان كنفاني إلى غادة السمان

“أريد أن يعود الله صديقا لي كما كان ذات مرة.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“Kindness and a caring mind are two separate qualities. Kindness is manners. It is superficial custom, an acquired practice. Not so the mind. The mind is deeper, stronger, and, I believe, it is far more inconstant.”
― Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

“It's easy to feel uncared for when people aren't able to communicate and connect with you in the way you need. And it's so hard not to internalize that silence as a reflection on your own worth. But the truth is that the way people operate is not about you. Most people are so caught up in their own responsibilities, struggles, and anxiety that the thought of asking someone else how they're doing doesn't even cross their mind. They aren't inherently bad or uncaring--they're just busy and self-focused. And that's okay. It's not evidence of some fundamental failing on your part. It doesn't make you unloveable or invisible. It just means that those people aren't very good at looking beyond their own world. But the fact that you are--that despite the darkened you feel, you have the ability to share you love and light with others--is a strength. Your work isn't to change who you are; it's to find people who are able to give you the connection you need. Because despite what you feel, you are not too much. You are not too sensitive or too needy. You are thoughtful and empathetic. You are compassionate and kind. And with or without anyone's acknowledgement or affection, you are enough.”
― Daniell Koepke