Salma Yahia

“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
― May Sarton

“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again."
"Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?"
"Yes. I want to ruin you."
"Good," I said. "That's what I want too.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit.
It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs

“زيت الزيتون بالنسبة للفلسطيني هو هدية المسافر، اطمئنان العروس، مكافأة الخريف، ثروة العائلة عبر القرون، زهو الفلاحات في مساء السنة، و غرور الجرار”
― مريد البرغوثي, رأيت رام الله