There is a castle in the city, with walls so strong, that if you live there, nothing will hurt you.
— Cheshm nametana ishq-ra penhaan kunad
‘’The eye does not know how to hide love.’’
“You are so good. So good, you’re always feeling so much. And sometimes it feels like you’re gonna bust wide open from all the feeling, don’t it? People like you are the best in the world, but you sure do suffer for it.”
— Silas House
"I disappeared into books when I was very young, disappeared into them like someone running into the woods."
—Rebecca Solnit
“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.”
— Ernest Hemingway
In Arabic when we see someone became more beautiful we say “tnawarti” which comes from “Noor” or “Light” in Arabic. It means that someone has made inner effort to come closer to Divine Presence and organically became blessed with Divine Light. It is visible in someones face...
“But I tried, didn’t I? Goddamnit, at least I did that.”
— Ken Kesey