“Life is a train that stops at no stations; you either jump abroad or stand on the platform and watch as it passes.”
― Ce que le jour doit à la nuit
― Ce que le jour doit à la nuit
“But I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road, my country is the caravan, my life the most unexpected of voyages.”
― Leo Africanus
― Leo Africanus
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”
― Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
― Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
“وكيفَ أمحوكِ مِن أوراقِ ذاكِرتي؟
وأنتِ في القلبِ مثلُ النقـشِ في الحجرِ
أنا أحِبُّـكِ .. يا مَـنْ تسكُنينَ دَمي
إنْ كُنتِ في الصّينِ أو إنْ كُنتِ في القَمَر”
―
وأنتِ في القلبِ مثلُ النقـشِ في الحجرِ
أنا أحِبُّـكِ .. يا مَـنْ تسكُنينَ دَمي
إنْ كُنتِ في الصّينِ أو إنْ كُنتِ في القَمَر”
―
Manel’s 2025 Year in Books
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