Shaima D.

“وضعوني في اناء
ثم قالو لي تأقلم
وانا لست بماء
انا من طين السماء
واذا ضاق انائي بنموي …يتحطم
خيروني ..
بين موت وبقاء
بين ان ارقص فوق الحبل
او ارقص تحت الحبل
فاخترت البقاء
قلت : اعدم
فاخنقوابالحبل صوت الببغاء
وامدوني بصمت ابدي يتكلم”
― أحمد مطر

“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“What else? She is so beautiful. You don’t get tired of looking at her. You never worry if she is smarter than you: You know she is. She is funny without ever being mean. I love her. I am so lucky to love her, Van Houten. You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices. I hope she likes hers.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“What are you going to do with your life?" In one way or another it seemed that people had been asking her this forever; teachers, her parents, friends at three in the morning, but the question had never seemed this pressing and still she was no nearer an answer... "Live each day as if it's your last', that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.”
― David Nicholls, One Day