Osama Ayham

“whoever tells a story wanders through many stations in his adventures, but only pitches a tent at each, waiting for further directions, and soon feels his own heart pounding, in part out of desire, but in part also out of fear and the apprehension in his bones, yet always as a sign that the road now opens onto new adventures that he must experience precisely, in all their incalculable detail, for that is the will of the restless spirit.”
― Thomas Mann, Joseph and His Brothers

“When all the senses are synchronized, the soul emerges.”
― Adolfo Bioy Casares, The Invention of Morel

“In the most significant moments of life, one’s mind is busy with completely inessential, insignificant things.”
― Péter Nádas, Parallel Stories: A Novel

“Sin—sin is God’s most precious gift.”
― Halldór Laxness, Independent People