Atabeysblog - Ata Bey

“I’ve never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow.”

— Joanne Harris

Monday mornings are literally the hardest and I don't want to deal with any responsibilities whatsoever, but we got this 😤

the kings as kids

Toriko: Coco, what does coffee taste like?

Coco: Unfortunately, not as good as it smells.

Toriko: Like shampoo?

Coco: No.

Coco: Actually, wait… probably yes.

Toriko:

Coco: Wait what did you just ask me?

“I exist in two places, here, and where you are.”

— Margaret Atwood 

“It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.”

— Nicholas Sparks 

“I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert 

Palestinians inspect the damage of their destroyed homes following attacks from Israel. Beit Hanoun, Gaza, Palestine.   Photograph: Khalil Hamra

“I feel myself shutting down, closing off, like I should tell people, ‘No, we don’t use this heart anymore. It’s too fragile.’”

— Courtney C. Stevens

أعود ..

لأنّها كفني . أعود

لأنّها بدني

أعود لأنها وطني

I return..

Because she is my shroud. I return

Because she is my body.

I return because she is my nation.

- Mahmoud Darwish

“You’re so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes.”

— Tracy Chevalier, Girl with a Pearl Earring (via perfectquote)