Mariam

“Իմացեր եմ, որ 1906 թվին Փարիզի մեջ Կոմիտասի ցուցադրական մեկ համերգեն վերջ, ֆրանսիացի հայտնի կոմպոզիտոր-դաշնակահար Կլոդ Դեբյուսին ծունկի գալով կհամբուրե Կոմիտասի ձեռքերը, ըսելով՝ «Հանճարեղ հայր Կոմիտաս, Ձեր երաժշտական հանճարին առջև կխոնարհիմ…»:”
― Anonymous

“My father used to say that we had another life in the sky. Our world had a reflection, like a mirror. And each of us had a double living in the world in the sky. The people there slept during the day and woke up at night. They felt cold in the heat and got hot in the cold. They couldn’t see when it was light but could make out the furthest object in the dark. The men in this world were women there, while the women were men. They didn’t take life seriously, but attached great importance to dreams. They liked hugging strangers. They weren’t ashamed of being poor, but of being rich. For them laughing was crying, while crying was laughing. When someone died they sang songs and danced. When I was a child I often stared at the sky to try and catch a glimpse of my other self. I wondered what I was like in that other life.”
― Burhan Sönmez, Istanbul Istanbul

“sarcasm and jokes were often the bottle in which clinical depressives sent out their most plangent screams for someone to care and help them.”
― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

“My bones are ringing the way sometimes people say their ears are ringing, I'm so tired.”
― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest