Ghofran Saî

“in the last month or so, i have read the great gatsby and a separate peace. i am starting to see a real trend in the kind of books bill gives me to read. and just like the tape of songs, it is amazing to hold each of them in the palm of my hand. they are all my favorites. all of them.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“و قد تُشرقُ الشَّمسُ من حُزننا غَاربة”
― مظفر النواب, مظفر النواب: الأعمال الشعرية الكاملة

“ﻭﻃﻨﻲ ﻋﻠﻤﻨﻲ .. ﻋﻠﻤﻨﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺣﺮﻭﻑ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﻣﺰﻭﺭﺓ ﺣﻴﻦ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺩﻣﺎﺀ ﻭﻃﻨﻲ ﻋﻠﻤﻨﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮﻱ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻋﻮﻳﻼ‌ً ﻭﻧﻜﺎﺣﺎً ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﺀ ﻭﻃﻨﻲ ... ﻫﻞ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺑﻼ‌ﺩ ﺍﻷ‌ﻋﺪﺍﺀ؟ ﻫﻞ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺑﻘﻴﺔ ﺩﺍﺣﺲ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺒﺮﺍﺀ؟ ﻭﻃﻨﻲ ﺃﻧﻘﺬﻧﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺍﺋﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮﻱ ﻣﺨﻴﻒ ﺃﻧﻘﺬﻧﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺪﻥ ﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻣﺪﺍﺧﻦ ﻟﻠﺨﻮﻑ ﻭﻟﻠﺰﺑﻞ ﻣﺨﻴﻒ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺪﻥ ﺗﺮﻗﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ ﺍﻵ‌ﺳﻦ ﻛﺎﻟﺠﺎﻣﻮﺱ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ ﻭﺗﺠﺘﺮ ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻒ”
― مظفر النواب

“Benjamin, we’re meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?”
― Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay