Yomna Asar

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Yomna’s Quotes

“A prude is a person who thinks that his own rules of propriety are natural laws.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

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“السقوط في الحب امتياز خاص يُمنح لشخص يسمح له مظهره الخارجي، وفتنته الحسية، وجهله الداخلي، وافتقاره للتنظيم، وغياب إدراكه، بتشكيل نوع من الصورة الخيالية عن الآخرين.”
― Yukio Mishima, The Temple of Dawn

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“I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.”
― David Hockney

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“When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use it in a book.”
― Paula Danziger

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“هناك طُرُقٌ صوفية يمتد نورُها حتى يوم القيامة، يَهتدي بها مَن يَهتدي ويَضِل عنها مَن يَضِل، تَنسلِخُ مِنها طُرُقٌ أخرى ربما تسير على نهجِها، وربما تتخذ مُنحَنىً آخَر ونهجًا آخَر، يقودُها شيوخٌ يُضيِفون إليها مِن كَشفِهم وربما لا يُضيِفون."
الشيطان السارد”
― عبد السلام إبراهيم, عرش الديناري

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