Haifa Ow

“You're trying not to tell him you love him, and you're trying to choke down the feeling, and you're trembling, but he reaches over and he touches you, like a prayer for which no words exist, and you feel your heart taking root in your body, like you've discovered something you don't even have a name for.”
― Richard Siken, Crush

“لكنني لم أفعل طبعا، فليس كل ما يخطر للمرء يقوله، لا سيما إذا كان صحيحا!”
― محمد عفيفي, ترانيم في ظل تمارا

“وبالجلسة في الصلاة وقراءةِ التحياتِ الطيبات، يكونُ المسلمُ جالساً فوقَ الدنيا يحمدُ اللهَ، ويُسلِّمُ على نبيِّه وملائكتِه، ويشهدُ، ويدعو.”
― مصطفى صادق الرافعي, وحي القلم

“It is the useless things that make life worth living and that make life dangerous too: wine, love, art, beauty. Without them life is safe, but not worth bothering with.”
― Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot