Basant Khattab

“What do you want? You can't want to be happy, because that's too easy and too boring. You can't want only to love, because that's impossible. What do you want? You want to justify your life, to live it as intensely as possible. That is at once a trap and a source of ecstasy. Try to be alert to that danger and experience the joy and the adventure of being that woman who is beyond the image reflected in the mirror.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

“All we have to do is understand that we're all here for a reason and to commit ourselves to that. Then we can laugh at our sufferings, large and small and walk fearlessly, aware that each step has meaning”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

“We women, when we’re searching for a meaning to our lives or for the path of knowledge, always identify with one of four classic archetypes.
The Virgin (and I’m not speaking here of a sexual virgin) is the one whose search springs from her complete independence, and everything she learns is the fruit of her ability to face challenges alone.
The Martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, surrender and suffering.
The Saint finds her true reason for living in unconditional love and in her ability to give without asking anything in return.
Finally, the Witch justifies her existence by going in search of complete and limitless pleasure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

“و في ما كنت أحدق في المطر, فكرت فيما يعنيه ان يكون المرء جزءا من شيء أو ينتمي إليه,و ان يكون هنالك من يذرف الدمع لأجلي.
من مكان سحيق, سحيق جدا جدا. و أخيرا من حلم, و أنيي مهما حاولت و مهما أسرعت فإنني لن أصل إليه.
لماذا يمكن أن يرغب أي شخص في البكاء من أجلي؟”
― هاروكي موراكامي, رقص رقص رقص