Osama

“But as the prey evolves (and we are prey to the Mad who are pursuing us, desperate to impart their own brand of truth to the hapless commuter) so does the hunter, and the true professionals begin to tire of that old catchphrase “What you looking at?” begin to tire of that old catchphrase “What you looking at?” and move into more exotic territory. Take Mad Mary. Oh, the principle’s still the same, it’s still all about eye contact and the danger of making it, but now she’s making eye contact from a hundred, two hundred, even three hundred yards away, and if she catches you doing the same she roars down the street, dreads and feathers and cape afloat, Hoodoo stick in hand, until she gets to where you are, spits on you, and begins.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth

“If religion is the opiate of the people, tradition is an even more sinister analgesic, simply because it rarely appears sinister. If religion is a tight band, a throbbing vein, and a needle, tradition is a far homelier concoction: poppy seeds ground into tea; a sweet cocoa drink laced with cocaine; the kind of thing your grandmother might have made.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth

“The golden age of Luncheon Vouchers ended ten years
ago. For ten years Mickey had been saying, “The golden
age of Luncheon Vouchers is over.” And that’s what Archie
loved about O’Connell’s. Everything was remembered,
nothing was lost. History was never revised or
reinterpreted, adapted or whitewashed. It was as solid and
as simple as the encrusted egg on the clock.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth

“هل لقُبلةٍ طَمَحَتْ ؟ .. قد كوانيَ العَطَشُ
إن لَثَمْتُها بِفَمي .. فالشِفاهُ تنخَدِشُ
أو جَمَشتُها بيدي .. نَهْدُها سينجَرِشُ
فارسٌ؟! أنا فرسٌ .. خاملٌ ، وقد نقشوا
في قفايَ جُملتَهُمْ : " زَهْرُ حَظِّهِ ضَبَشُ "
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من تجربة (ملامحُ فارِس) - ديوان: هلوساتُ صحو”
― محمد سالم عبادة, هلوسات صحو