Solafah

“I became a journalist because I did not want to rely on newspapers for information.”
― Christopher Hitchens

“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

“ومن الجلي أنه سيعيش ويموت خامد الذكر. سوف تنسى الأرض أنه مشى عليها يوما، فقط يعيد للتربة بعض الكربون والنيتروجين كانت أمه قد اقترضتهما من الوجود وحان وقت إرجاع القرض.”
― أحمد خالد توفيق, في ممر الفئران

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God