Ahmed

“To grow old is to fade, to become transparent.”
― Annie Ernaux, I Remain in Darkness

“So rude the flowers that grow and do not grow beautiful.”
― Charles Bukowski, The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills

“I saw a number of Adult pictures long before I was an adult, but no one ever questioned my age. I was quite fat by this time and all fat women look the same, they all look forty-two. Also, fat women are not more noticeable than thin women; they’re less noticeable, because people find them distressing and look away. To the ushers and the ticket sellers I must’ve appeared as a huge featureless blur. If I’d ever robbed a bank no witness would have been able to describe me accurately.”
― Margaret Atwood, Lady Oracle

“To exist is to drink oneself without thirst.”
― Annie Ernaux, Les Années