Faris Alsaleh

“—It is hard to die. Harder to live.”
― Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion

“For good people, religion means peace with everybody, for bad guys a tribe to protect”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“Have you ever noticed how on a trip—even a very long one—it is often the first week or so that stands out most clearly in your memory? Perhaps it is the enhanced perception that voyages bring, or perhaps it is an effect of orientation response on the senses, or perhaps it is simply that even the charm of newness soon wears off, but it has been my experience that the first days in a new place, or seeing new people, often set the tone for the rest of the trip. Or in this case, the rest of my life.”
― Dan Simmons, Endymion

“If I were a Palestinian at the right age, I would have joined one of the terrorist organizations at a certain stage.”
― Ehud Barak