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“فالله يأخذ بقدر ما يعطي ويعوض بقدر ما يحرم وييسر بقدر ما يعسر.. ولو دخل كل منا قلب الآخر لأشفق عليه ولرأى عدل الموازين الباطنية برغم اختلال الموازين الظاهرية.”
― مصطفى محمود, أناشيد الإثم والبراءة

“I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself. A mouth-smile is different. You can fake a mouth-smile any time you want, simply by moving your lips. I've also learned that a real mouth-smile always has an eye-smile to go with it. So watch out, I say, when someone smiles at you but his eyes stay the same. It's sure to be a phony.”
― Roald Dahl, Danny the Champion of the World

“I've learned to get really good at this - say one thing when I'm thinking about something else, act like I'm listening when I'm not, pretend to be calm and happy when I'm really freaking out. It's one of the skills you perfect as you get older”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

“التواضع ليس صفة متواضعة، بل هو صورة متقدمة من الغرور. التواضع يقتدي أن تكون في مكانه مرتفعة وتهبط بنفسك عمدًا لمستوى من هم أدنى، كرمًا منك، لا أن تعتبر نفسك في هذا المستوى. كي تكون متواضعًا يجب أن تعتبر نفسك فوق مستوى الآخرين ابتداءً، كن متواضعًا حين ذاك.”
― عزالدين شكري فشير, عناق عند جسر بروكلين

“I felt deeply tricked. Stunned. And furious. I also felt my default emotion: numbness.”
― Augusten Burroughs, Running with Scissors

“العديد من الناس يضيعون أوقاتهم في تمني أشياء، يستطيعون الحصول عليها لو صرفوا وقت التمني لتحقيقها!”
― سلمان العودة, طفولة قلب

“Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough.”
― David Levithan, The Lover's Dictionary

“love is the biggest con of all”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.”
― Lance Armstrong

“Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.”
― Anaïs Nin, Incest: From "A Journal of Love": The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1932-1934

“أليس في كل ثانية من الحياة, إنسان يضحك؟ إذن في الأرض ضحكٌ متواصل”
― زياد الرحباني, صديقي الله

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“حائرٌ أنا
بين أن يبدأ الفرح
وألاَّ يبدأ
مخافةَ ينتهي”
― زياد الرحباني, صديقي الله

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”
― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

“When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?”
― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”
― Paulo Coelho

“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

“If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.”
― Paulo Coelho

“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida

“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida

“Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“إن المرأة تحب رجلها ليس لأنه أقوى الرجال، و لا أوسمهم، و لا أغناهم، بل لأنه هو.. بضعفه و قوته.. و الحب ليس إستعراض قوة لكنه طاقة عطاء دافئة مستمرة”
― أحمد خالد توفيق

“Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida