Palestinian Woman Picking Grapes

Unknown // Carole Anne Trisler

“I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me.”

— George Orwell 

“It’s not what people do to you, but what they mean, that hurts.”

— E.M. Forster 

“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 

This photograph was taken during the first Intifada (1987-1993), it shows a Palestinian boy shot in the heart by Israeli occupation forces. Most of the Palestinians killed during the Intifada were either shot in the heart or the head. via Younes Arar.

Edit: This is a still from ‘Kingdom of Ants’, still a very accurate depiction of reality.

“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

“When somebody doubts your abilities you have two choices. You can hang your head down low and believe them; or hold your head up high and believe in yourself.”

— William Chapman 

لتكون سعيداً بكل شيء ، يجب عليك أولاً أن تكون سعيداً بلا شيء

“To be happy with everything, you must first be happy with nothing”

Kız Kulesi-İstanbul by emrkrm

“Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That’s who you really are, let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it.”

— C. Assaad