An Gaudio

“And what is a kiss, specifically? A pledge properly sealed, a promise seasoned to taste, a vow stamped with the immediacy of a lip, a rosy circle drawn around the verb 'to love.' A kiss is a message too intimate for the ear, infinity captured in the bee's brief visit to a flower, secular communication with an aftertaste of heaven, the pulse rising from the heart to utter its name on a lover's lip: 'Forever.”
― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac

“إنهم يسألونني "لم تضحك , أيها الصديق؟ " . لكن كيف أشرح لهم ؟ انني أضحك لأنني في اللحظة التي أمد يدي فيها لأرى إذا كانت الحبال الحديدية جيدة , أفكر فجأة في ماهية الإنسان , وفي السبب الذي جاء من أجله إلى العالم , وفي الفائدة المرتجاة منه”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

“Unless, of course, there's no such thing as chance;...in which case, we should either-optimistically-get up and cheer, because if everything is planned in advance, then we all have a meaning and are spared the terror of knowing ourselves to be random, without a why; or else, of course, we might-as pessimists-give up right here and now, understanding the futility of thought decision action, since nothing we think makes any difference anyway, things will be as they will. Where, then, is optimism? In fate or in chaos?”
― Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

“That’s when I said it. That’s when I whispered to her, “I’m so sorry.” Because inside, I felt so happy and sad at the same time. Sad that it took me so long to get there. But happy that we got there together.”
― Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why