Haythem Ayari

“Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at the same small stove, squeezing past each other on the narrow stairs, shaving in front of the same small bathroom mirror, constantly jogging, jostling, bumping against each other’s bodies by mistake or on purpose, sensually, aggressively, awkwardly, impatiently, in rage or in love – think what deep though invisible tracks they must leave, everywhere, behind them!”
― Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man

“To understand the limitation of things, desire them.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.”
― Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina