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"One of the best books of poetry I’ve read in awhile." — Oct 22, 2025 07:56AM
"One of the best books of poetry I’ve read in awhile." — Oct 22, 2025 07:56AM
Pre-Islamic poetry was born as song; it developed as something heard and not read, sung and not written. The voice in this poetry was the breath of life — ‘body music’. It was both speech and something which went beyond speech. It conveyed
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“I am not saying you will find the meaning of life in other people. I am saying that other people are the life to which you provide the meaning.”
― Our Numbered Days
― Our Numbered Days
“When was the first time, you actually found, not everybody worshipped the same God as you do. True. Accept and Move on. Peace will be in its place.”
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“Sometimes I sit alone under the stars and think of the galaxies inside my heart and truly wonder if anyone will ever want to make sense of all that I am”
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“Solitude helps you to convert your time into clarity of purpose.”
― How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
― How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
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