“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I fell in love with you at your worst. I’ve had some of the best times of my life with you at, as you say, your worst. So I can’t even imagine how special life will be when I get to experience your best.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“Solitude is addictive. Once you discover how peaceful it is, you no longer want or need to deal with people anymore.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“Maybe that’s why I write romance. I’m a dreamer at heart. If I can’t have it in real life, I’ll live it on paper instead.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I’m too much. Too broken. Life is better alone. I like it that way.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I live my life balancing on a set of scales, the slightest weight tipping me into darkness. The problem is each time that happens, they never quite rebalance.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“The darkness still looms over my head, threatening to rain down on me. Some days it does, only now I have people there to help me dry off before it seeps into my bones.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“It never gets easier. Somehow, grief becomes a routine part of life. It never leaves, you simply learn to live around it. Looking”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I’m so fucking happy right now. It’s an emotion I’d almost forgotten and I refuse to let it go.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“broken crayons can still colour. I’ve”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“To me, I see scars of courage. Inflicting them gave him the strength to survive the pain that's plagued him all his life. I'm grateful to every one of them because he's still here, with me.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“People hear the words mental illness and immediately think crazy. But he’s not crazy, and there’s no reason you can’t have a happy and positive relationship like anyone else.” “You”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I fell in love with you at your worst. I've had some of the best times of my life with you at, as you say, your worst. So I can't even imagine how special life will be when I get to experience your best.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I did just make an arse out of myself though. I bumped into the hottest guy I’ve ever seen in the toilet and just stared at him like some kind of moron. Think David Gandy but younger.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“It’s amazing how powerful a smile can be, even a forced one. It’s all it takes to fool people into believing you’re not falling apart inside.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I'm not just a reader or a writer; I inhale written words like they're my oxygen. It's not a hobby. It's a passion. People intrigue me. Life intrigues me. I see a story behind every pair of eyes I meet, history in every voice. I'll see someone wearing a smile and wonder what put it there. Words allow me to immerse myself in a whole other world. I get to become a different person.”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
“I’ve being the operative word there. Nobody is capable of getting through this life alone, James. When your boat is drifting from the shore, it’s okay to use an anchor for support. We all need an anchor. Without people to love us, we’d just drift further and further away.” “What”
― Nicola Haken, quote from Broken
Nicola Haken
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“وفي لحظة من الزمن رأى الحياة الإنسانية من أعلى كما يراها نسر، بدلاً من أن ينظر إليها نظرة اعتيادية، فكلّما نظر الإنسان إلى الحياة على أنّها صورة _سواء أكان شاعراً أم عالماً أم رجل دولة_ كانت النتيجة شعور عظيم بالشجاعة ونظرة إلى ماهية الحياة ومعنى الارتقاء البشري. عند هذه النقطة من التاريخ، وتماماً كما هو الحال عندما قام العقل البشري بقفزته الارتقائية الهائلة إلى الأمام _حيث الارتقاء يتقدم دوماً في قفزات وكأنّه إلكترون يقفز من مدار إلى آخر_ فإنّ طفيليات العقل تضرب بقوة، وحَمَلَتُها ماكرون وبعيدو النظر ما أتاح لها الاستمرار في استغلال العقول الرئيسة على كوكبنا. وقد أبعد تولستوي هذه الحقيقة في الحرب والسلم عندما أعلن أنّ الأفراد يلعبون دوراً ضئيلاً في التاريخ وأنّهم كانوا يسيرون سيراً آلياً. فجميع أبطال الحرب النابوليونية كانوا يحركون بآلية إذ كاوا مجرد رقع شطرنج في أيدي طفيليات العقل. وقد لقي العلماء التشجيع ليصبحوا ماديين وعقائديين وكان ذلك عبر منحهم شعوراً عميقاً بالافتقار إلى الأمان الذي جعلهم يتشبثون بقوة بفكرة العلم باعتباره معرفة موضوعية خالصة، تماماً كما حاولت طفيليات العقل تحويل أنظار وايزمان نحو المشاكل الرياضية والشطرنج. وقد جرى التحكم في الفنانين والكتّاب تحكماً ماكراً. ولعل طفيليات العقل نظرت بوجل إلى العمالقة من أمثال بتهوفن وغوتيه وشلي وأدركت أنّ حفنة من هؤلاء الرجال من شأنها أن تضع الإنسان على عتبة جديدة من مراحل الارتقاء. لهذا أصيب شومان وهولدرلن بالجنون، وبينما أدمن هوفمان تناوب الشراب. أما كولرج ودي كونسي فقد أدمنا تعاطي المخدرات. لقد كان تدمير العباقرة تدميراً شاملاً وكأنّهم ذباب. ولهذا فليس هناك ما يدعو إلى العجب من شعور الفنانين الكبار في القرن التاسع عشر إنّ العالم كان يقف ضدهم. كما ليس هناك ما يدعو إلى العجب أنّ محاولة نيتشه الشجاعة في دقّ طبول التفاؤل عالجتها ضربة من الجنون.”
― Colin Wilson, quote from The Mind Parasites
“You’re quoted as saying, ‘The bad news is, we won’t get much sleep tonight; the good news is, we get to kill people.’” She paused, as if waiting for me to disavow the quote. I was silent, and she went on. “We have a retired Army officer on our staff, and he warned me that there are people who enjoy killing, and they aren’t nice to be around. Could you please explain your quote for me?”
“No, I cannot.”
“Well, do you really feel that way?” Her tone was earnest, almost pleading.
“You mean, will I climb your clock tower and pick people off with a hunting rifle?”
It was her turn to be silent.
“No, I will not. Do I feel compelled to explain myself to you? I don’t.”
― quote from One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
“[...] el universo murmura bajo la lluvia, Dios mío, qué dulce y suave tristeza, y que no nos falte nunca, ni siquiera en las horas de alegría.”
― José Saramago, quote from The History of the Siege of Lisbon
“One of the things is that in times of severe disorder, you can't worry about the dead, only the living.”
― Darren Shan, quote from Demon Thief
“She fitted into my biggest arm-chair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing arm-chairs tight about the hips that season”
― P.G. Wodehouse, quote from Carry on, Jeeves
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