Cornellia

“I'm convinced that most men don't know what they believe; they only know what they wish to believe. How many people blame God for man's atrocities, but wouldn't dream of imprisoning a mother for her son's crime?”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“I hadn't told them about you,
But they saw you bathing in my eyes.
I hadn't told them about you,
But they saw you in my written words.
The perfume of love cannot be concealed.”
― Nizar Qabbani, Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts

“Ah, Mas Nganten ini. Bagi orang kebanyakan seperti sahaya ini kita kawin supaya semakin susah. Tentu beda dengan para priyayi besar, mereka kawin supaya jadi senang.”
― Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Gadis Pantai

“Among lovers, only those with wings
flee this worldly cage before death comes.
The condition of these lovers is hard to recount,
for such souls speak a different tongue.
The one who learns and speaks their language
will hold the elixir of happiness at Simorgh's court.”
― Farid ud-Din Attar, The Conference of the Birds