عبدالرحمن علي

“I’m just a collection of mirrors, reflecting what everyone else expects of me.”
― Rollo May, Man's Search for Himself

“بنفسي فتى سهل الخلائقِ طيبٌ
يمازحُ دهراً عابساً لا يُمازح

ويُكثِر قول الشّعر في الحربِ لا الهوى
لأن الهوى لو قِيسَ بالحرب جارح

ففي كلّ حربٍ ثَمَّ حقٌ وباطلٌ
وفي الحبِّ لا هذا ولا ذاكَ واضحُ

فإن قال لا أهوى فليس بصادقٍ
وإن قال أهوى أخجلتهُ المذابحُ”
― تميم البرغوثي

“There is no light.. for those who do not know darkness.. Live on and endure the shadows, Takezo.. And brightness shall come your way.”
― Takehiko Inoue, Vagabond, Volume 2

“Dostoevski said once, "There is only one thing I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings." These words frequently came to my mind after I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last inner freedom cannot be lost. It can be said that they were worthy of the their sufferings; the way they bore their suffering was a genuine inner achievement. It is this spiritual freedom—which cannot be taken away—that makes life meaningful and purposeful.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning