Sham Issa

“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.”
― Matthew Quick, 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!!”
― Elif Shafak, The Bastard of Istanbul

“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.”
― Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

“People can be cruel,' he says with a sympathetic look that makes me trust him even more. And right then I realize that he is not writing down all my words in a file, which I really appreciate, let me tell you.”
― Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook