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“أحد فنون الكذب الحميدة . التي احترفتها من سنوات . المداراة .. مداراة الخوف ، مداراة الألم ، مداراة اليأس ، وأحياناً مداراة الشغف”
― الوهج
― الوهج
“If religion is the opiate of the people, tradition is an even more sinister analgesic, simply because it rarely appears sinister. If religion is a tight band, a throbbing vein, and a needle, tradition is a far homelier concoction: poppy seeds ground into tea; a sweet cocoa drink laced with cocaine; the kind of thing your grandmother might have made.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“المسكين
ينشِبُ مِخلَبَهُ في ساقِ ذُعرِهَا المُتَعثِّر
يُحَاصِرَهَا كَفَخ
كمتاهَة
كجِدار
يغمسُ نابَهُ في نبضِها ويبكى
جائعٌ جدًا
وفي منتهى الحُزن”
― الجميلة سوف تأتي
ينشِبُ مِخلَبَهُ في ساقِ ذُعرِهَا المُتَعثِّر
يُحَاصِرَهَا كَفَخ
كمتاهَة
كجِدار
يغمسُ نابَهُ في نبضِها ويبكى
جائعٌ جدًا
وفي منتهى الحُزن”
― الجميلة سوف تأتي
“Where I come from," said Archie, "a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her."
"Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.”
― White Teeth
"Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.”
― White Teeth
“The golden age of Luncheon Vouchers ended ten years
ago. For ten years Mickey had been saying, “The golden
age of Luncheon Vouchers is over.” And that’s what Archie
loved about O’Connell’s. Everything was remembered,
nothing was lost. History was never revised or
reinterpreted, adapted or whitewashed. It was as solid and
as simple as the encrusted egg on the clock.”
― White Teeth
ago. For ten years Mickey had been saying, “The golden
age of Luncheon Vouchers is over.” And that’s what Archie
loved about O’Connell’s. Everything was remembered,
nothing was lost. History was never revised or
reinterpreted, adapted or whitewashed. It was as solid and
as simple as the encrusted egg on the clock.”
― White Teeth
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