Elecia

“There are those who say that heaven and hell are not so far apart. They are not at opposite ends of the world beyond ours, only a step away from one another.”
― Alice Hoffman, The Marriage of Opposites

“Victoria’s head ached under a heavy crown, and her hand throbbed—the ruby coronation ring had been jammed onto the wrong finger; it was later, painfully, removed with ice. Around her stood her older male advisers, in a state of disrepair. Her prime minister was half-stoned with opium and brandy, ostensibly taken to calm his stomach, and he viewed the entire ceremony in a fog. Her archbishop, having failed to rehearse, jumbled his lines. One of her lords tumbled down the steps when he approached to kiss her hand. But Victoria’s composure was impeccable. Her voice was cool, silvery, and steady.”
― Julia Baird, Victoria The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire

“حين أتقدم في العمر وأحاول الكتابة عن هذه الفترة من حياتي، فما الذي سأذكره؟”
― عزيز محمد, .الحالة الحرجة للمدعو ك

“It was in idleness that one came face-to-face with the I AM. With simple, elemental Being.”
― Mary Balogh, Silent Melody