Nouf

“Loneliness is personal, and it is also political. Loneliness is collective; it is a city. As to how to inhabit it, there are no rules and nor is there any need to feel shame, only to remember that the pursuit of individual happiness does not trump or excuse our obligations to each another. We are in this together, this accumulation of scars, this world of objects, this physical and temporary heaven that so often takes on the countenance of hell. What matters is kindness; what matters is solidarity. What matters is staying alert, staying open, because if we know anything from what has gone before us, it is that the time for feeling will not last.”
― Olivia Laing, The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

“حَمتني المكتبة من العُزلة بقدر ما حَمتني من الناس، وهي الوسط المثالي بين الإثنين .”
― راضي النماصي

“The library is therapy for those with minds like mine.”
― R.H. Sin, Whiskey Words & a Shovel III

“Telling my story was supposed to be a good thing but it had just made everything worse.”
― Sara Nović, Girl at War