Ishrar
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“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“Life with a cheat code isn't life. Our existence isn't something to be engineered or optimized for the avoidance of pain. That's what it is to be human - the beauty and the pain, each meaningless without the other.”
― Recursion
― Recursion
“He has wondered lately if that's all living really is—one long goodbye to those we love.”
― Recursion
― Recursion
“i share a legacy
with the sky
we both know how to carry
some unanswered prayers
and some unshed tears
{the sky & i}”
― Yesterday I Was the Moon
with the sky
we both know how to carry
some unanswered prayers
and some unshed tears
{the sky & i}”
― Yesterday I Was the Moon
“She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I asked her why and she said, 'They only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something from you.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
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