Abeer Elfieky

“When I die
Give what’s left of me away
To children
And old men that wait to die.

And if you need to cry,
Cry for your brother
Walking the street beside you
And when you need me,
Put your arms
Around anyone
And give to them
What you need to give to me.

I want to leave you something,
Something better
Than words
Or sounds.

Look for me
In the people I’ve known
Or loved,
And if you cannot give me away,
At least let me live in your eyes
And not on your mind.

You can love me most
By letting
Hands touch hands
By letting
Bodies touch bodies
And by letting go
Of children
That need to be free.

Love doesn’t die,
People do.
So, when all that’s left of me
Is love,
Give me away”
― Merrit Malloy

“اكتشفت ببؤس أننى -مثل كثيرين جدا- لم أعد أنتظر أى شئ جميل يحدث, لم يعد هناك ما يفرح أو يعد بالفرح. اكتشفت أن وجودى فى الحياة هو لمجرد الاستمرار فيها.. وأننى أعيش فقط بجسارة من صار يحتقر الانتحار !”
― محمد المخزنجي, البستان

“ثم ان الحب لا يستجدى. هو إما موجود أو غير موجود.”
― لطيفة الزيات, الباب المفتوح

“We live and breathe words. .... It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them. Reading your words, what you wrote, how you were lonely sometimes and afraid, but always brave; the way you saw the world, its colors and textures and sounds, I felt--I felt the way you thought, hoped, felt, dreamt. I felt I was dreaming and thinking and feeling with you. I dreamed what you dreamed, wanted what you wanted--and then I realized that truly I just wanted you.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince