رغْدُ العَيْش

“Rejection, I have found, can be the only antidote to delusion”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“اذهبي يا جميلة بلا ندم، فقد وجدتِ سعادتكِ العصيّة.”
― Chingiz Aitmatov, Jamilia

“ويا لتبدل جميلة المفاجئ! كانما لم بقى شي من تلك الفتاة الضاحكة الممتلئة الحياة، فقد غمر حزن الربيع الصافي عينيها المطفأتين، وتطوف على شفتيها ابتسامة غامضة حالمة، فقد كانت سعيدة بشي لا يعرفه سواها.”
― Chingiz Aitmatov, Jamilia

“His singing made me want to fall to the ground and kiss it, as a son to a mother, grateful that someone could love it so keenly. For the first time in my life something new awoke within me, something irresistible: I still cannot explain it. It was a need to express myself, yes, to express myself, not only to see and sense the world, but to bring to others my vision, my thoughts and sensations, to describe the beauty of the earth as inspiringly as Daniyar could sing. I caught my breath for fear and joy of the unknown. At that time, however, I had not yet realized the need to take up brush and paints.”
― Chingiz Aitmatov, Jamilia