Sham Issa
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“It hurts to look at the clouds, but it also helps, like most things that cause pain. So I need to run, and as my lungs burn and my back rebels with that stabbing knife feeling and my legs muscles harden and the half inch of loose skin around my waist jiggles, I feel as though my penance for the day is being done and that maybe God will be pleased enough to lend me some help, which I think is why He has been showing me interesting clouds for the past week.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“فما فائدة المعرفة إن لم يكن بإمكانك أن تغير شيئاً؟!
إنها سم تجعلك عاجزاً طوال حياتك.
فلا تستطيع أن تلفظها خارجاً، ولا تستطيع أن تموت!!”
― The Bastard of Istanbul
إنها سم تجعلك عاجزاً طوال حياتك.
فلا تستطيع أن تلفظها خارجاً، ولا تستطيع أن تموت!!”
― The Bastard of Istanbul
“The only way to beat my crazy was by doing something even crazier. Thank you. I love you. I knew it from the moment I saw you. I'm sorry it took me so long to catch up.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“You want to be a good person, don't you, Pat?'
I nod. I cry. I do want to be a good person, I really do.
'I'm going to up your meds,' Dr. Patel tells me. 'You might feel a little sluggish, but it should help to curb your violent outbursts. You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
I nod. I cry. I do want to be a good person, I really do.
'I'm going to up your meds,' Dr. Patel tells me. 'You might feel a little sluggish, but it should help to curb your violent outbursts. You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“I think it's strange to live in a house with someone you cannot talk to—especially when that someone is your father—and the thought makes me a little sad.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
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