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“To hear never-heard sounds,
To see never-seen colors and shapes,
To try to understand the imperceptible
Power pervading the world;
To fly and find pure ethereal substances
That are not of matter
But of that invisible soul pervading reality.
To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul;
To be a lantern in the darkness
Or an umbrella in a stormy day;
To feel much more than know.
To be the eyes of an eagle, slope of a mountain;
To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon;
To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves;
To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets
Of crazy cities watching, watching, and watching.
To be a smile on the face of a woman
And shine in her memory
As a moment saved without planning.”
― Dejan Stojanovic

“It is not surprising that with the experience of our own age, suffering should come foremost, and out of suffering, in the end, emergence, fortitude, loyalty, faith in each other, overwhelming love.”
― A.L. Rowse, Poems of Deliverance

“At the same time, you have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you, too far and they abandon you. How to hold them in the right relation?”
― Hanif Kureishi, Intimacy

“Falling in love was simple; one had only to yield. Digesting another person, however, and sustaining love, was bloody work, and not a soft job.”
― Hanif Kureishi, Midnight all Day

“You don't stop loving someone just because you hate them.”
― Hanif Kureishi, Intimacy

“Without love, most of life remains concealed. Nothing is as fascinating as love, unfortunately.”
― Hanif Kureishi, Intimacy

“What a quality of innocence people have when they don't expect to be harmed.”
― Hanif Kureishi, Intimacy

“Our lives can only be lived forward and understood backwards. Living a life and understanding it occupy different dimensions.”
― Hanif Kureishi, Collected Stories

“No amount of promises can guarantee love”
― Hanif Kureishi, Love in a Blue Time

“...I love 'yes.' It's practically the most interesting word of all, don't you think?" Like a hinge opening a door outward. Yes, yes, yes.”
― Hanif Kureishi, The Black Album

“And silence, like darkness, can be kind; it, too, is a language”
― Hanif Kureishi, Intimacy and Midnight All Day: A Novel and Stories