Ella

“Tiada siapa dapat mengatasi kerja Tuhan. Sebagai penulis yang menghasilkan karya, kekurangan pada ciptaannya adalah petanda yang dirinya tidak sempurna. Maka ada baiknya memperbaiki kekurangan itu daripada sibuk mencari kekurangan pada karya orang lain. Sekadar peringatan pada diri sendiri.”
― Norisah A. Bakar

“Cinta tak mesti ada pada kita hanya kerana kita punya banyak persamaan dan kegemaran. Cinta adalah apabila kita merasakan kehangatan waktu kedinginan, dan kenyamanan waktunya kebahangan. Cinta dengan itu kita taruh dalam hati. Ia tiada tepi, tiada bentuk, tiada peraturan -- kita tidak dapat menggambarkan hati -- cinta dengan itu, tiada logika.”
― Faisal Tehrani, PROFESOR

“I’ve had so many knives stuck into me, when they hand me a flower I can’t quite make out what it is. It takes time.”
― Charles Bukowski

“I Deserve It.
I'd rather be disappointed by the truth than satisfied with a lie. Respect me, not because I respect you, but because I deserve your respect. How pleased would you be if you found out I respected you only because I wanted you to respect me back or because I wanted something in return? I respect you because you deserve it. Don't listen to me just because I listen to you. I listen to you because you deserve to be heard. Don't be nice to me just because I'm nice to you. I'm nice to you because you deserve to be treated right. Don't show me that you care just because you know I care. I care for you because your heart needs care. If your thoughts and feelings are not genuine, point them in a direction other than mine. If I only give you what you deserve, at least keep me away from what I don't deserve.”
― Najwa Zebian