Rumi's Daughter Quotes

“Love has nothing to do with keeping those you love around.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“it is hard to keep your feet on the earth while your heart looks for the heavens.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“But remember, pain must be woven together with threads of love and patience. Don't ever let pain poison you. A beautiful carpet is not woven in one day.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“Doost", Ahmed voiced. "Doost",he repeated softly,shutting his eyes.
The word felt like a caress.
"what does it mean?"
'It means "The Friend","The One I Love","the One I Long For".”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“God’s gifts are often difficult to appreciate; nevertheless they are gifts.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“Don't let expectations distort reality. You would be wasting a very precious time.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“When there is great pain, there are only three rules: not to push the pain away, not to try to understand it, and not to indulge in it...Make yourself as open as a young tree caught in a storm. Let the storm bend you at its will, do not resist it, do not argue with it either- how could one argue with the wind and the rain?- and never ever feel sorry for yourself.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“Stand back and accept.'...'Accept that you don't understand anything what is going on around you.'..'Accept that you have no way of even imagining what is happening. And accept your pain, too. And thank God for it.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“طمأنت نفسها كل شئ على ما يرام فى النهاية لن يكون غير مشيئة الله”
― مورل مفروي, Rumi's Daughter

“إرتاحى فقد سمع الله صلاتك
الله يسمع دائما”
― مورل مفروي, Rumi's Daughter

“لكن الله يدبر الأشياء على ما يشاء”
― مورل مفروي, Rumi's Daughter

“There were no words that could convey what she had so recently discovered. That each instant was an eternity, each breath a whole life; the weight of her hand on the edge of fountain, the coolness of the wind on her skin, the rustling of leaves, everything was a gift offered freely for all to savor.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“Gratitude is a gift, too! she realizes. It multiplies a hundred times the desire to thank. It's is like becoming aware of coolness of the breeze in the middle of summer, or of the warmth of log fire in the middle of winter. It makes each cell long to sing.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“Nostalgia is a powerful and cunning witch. If you are not careful, she will seduce you back into the past and such the sap of your life. Then you'll find yourself empty-handed with only misty dreams for comfort.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“God’s gifts are often difficult to appreciate;”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“ويجب ان يكف الناس عن الكلام ويستبدلوه بالصلاة”
― مورل مفروي, Rumi's Daughter

“لو انشغلت بالنظر الى الماضى أو المستقبل فلن تريه سبحانه ستنسيه وإن نستيه .. فلن تستحق الحياة عندئذ ان تعاش”
― مورل مفروي, Rumi's Daughter

“ليس من الحب أن نحفظ من نحب حولنا”
― مورل مفروي, Rumi's Daughter

“Change comes from within, not from outside.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“You asked me whether I was afraid, but to be afraid or sad doesn't mean one is making a mistake. it just means one is not listening carefully enough.”
― Muriel Maufroy, Rumi's Daughter

“ليسَ الحبّ غير نَفَسٍ من الله .. ينفثكَ خارجه ، ثم ينفثكَ داخله”
― مورل مفروي, Rumi's Daughter