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“Writing is like riding a bicycle: you don’t forget how, even if you go for years without doing it.”
― Maya's Notebook
― Maya's Notebook
“عرفت عندما كبرت أن الإنسان حينما يفقد والديه الإثنين، يغدو بداخلهِ ركن خاوٍ، لا يُمكن أن يملأه أحد إلا من صلبه.”
― أحجية العزلة
― أحجية العزلة
“If you've got time to fantasize about a beautiful death, why not live beautifully until the end?”
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“It was not necessary to leave to learn that. But there were other reasons to go. If a person had a child but no husband, a room but no house, a place but no home, a will but no way, and if a person was losing her son and herself, little by little, day by day, because she knew what she knew in her skin and bones but not what her sister-in-law knew in her books and pamphlets, then yes, it was necessary.”
― Every Time We Say Goodbye
― Every Time We Say Goodbye
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