“It’s Not What People Do To You, But What They Mean, That Hurts.”

اللَّهُم آمين.

Ameen.

“You can play it safe, and I wouldn’t blame you for it. You can continue as you’ve been doing, and you’ll survive, but is that what you want? Is that enough?”

— J.M. Darhower 

Palestinian woman picking grapes

“I don’t know how to be loved. I don’t know how to love.”

— Daul Kim, from I Like to Fork Myself

“This is not goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.”

— Nicholas Sparks

My lover asks me: “What is the difference between me and the sky?” The difference, my love, Is that when you laugh, I forget about the sky.

- Nizar Qabbani, My Lover Asks Me

“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.”

— Steve Maraboli

“I have a homeland that I am constantly longing for..”

لا توجد كلمات يمكن أن تصف جمال روحك

No words can describe the beauty of your soul.

—H.G. Wells, The Time Machine