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“الحياة كلها صعوبات، والدليل على ذلك أن الطفل حين يخرج من الرحم يبدأ الحياة بالبكاء والصراخ، وتستمر الصعوبات يوماً بعد يوم، منذ لحظة الميلاد وحتى ساعة الموت، ولا يخفف منها إلّا النعمة، أما الموت فإنه يضع حدَّا للصعوبات كلها، والدليل أن الميّت يتوقف عن الألم، يتوقف عن الصراخ والاحتجاج، تاركاً هذه المهمة للذين حوله، للذين ما زالوا على قيد الحياة.”
― عبد الرحمن منيف, التيه

“Be the weirdo who dares to enjoy.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“I act and react, and suddenly I wonder, ‘Where is the girl that I was last year? Two years ago? What would she think of me now?”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

“Dearest Fear: Creativity and I are about to go on a road trip together. I understand you’ll be joining us, because you always do. I acknowledge that you believe you have an important job to do in my life, and that you take your job seriously. Apparently your job is to induce complete panic whenever I’m about to do anything interesting—and, may I say, you are superb at your job. So by all means, keep doing your job, if you feel you must. But I will also be doing my job on this road trip, which is to work hard and stay focused. And Creativity will be doing its job, which is to remain stimulating and inspiring. There’s plenty of room in this vehicle for all of us, so make yourself at home, but understand this: Creativity and I are the only”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear