“إنّي أحبّك، وعندما أحسنُ إليك فإنّما أحسِن إلى نفسي.”
― Comtesse de Ségur, quote from Sophie's Misfortunes
“ثمن الاعتراف بالخطأ باهظٌ على الدّوام.”
― Comtesse de Ségur, quote from Sophie's Misfortunes
“إنّ اعترافك بأخطائك التماسٌ للعفو عنك.”
― Comtesse de Ségur, quote from Sophie's Misfortunes
“يستحيل أن نُقطّع أيَّ حيوان كان أو نقتُله دون أن يتألّم.”
― Comtesse de Ségur, quote from Sophie's Misfortunes
“إنّ من المحال أن نحصل على كلِّ ما نرغب فيه من الوهلة الأولى.”
― Comtesse de Ségur, quote from Sophie's Misfortunes
“The best lessons one teaches oneself.”
― Joe Abercrombie, quote from The First Law Trilogy
“I gripped against her like she was metal and I was all full of lightning, charged up and jagged and of that moment alone.”
― Chris Howard, quote from Rootless
“You take your flashlight out on your walks, right?” Simon asked.
“Depends on the moonlight.”
“From now on, take it with you every night. When you’re out
walking this way, you’ll pass the gazebo, where, chances are, I will
be smoking.”
“Then what?”
“You can signal—say, three times if you want to take a walk with
me. Twice if you want to walk alone. that way I’ll just let you walk
on. It’ll be like a military code. No one gets hurt.”
I laughed. “that’s silly and charming.”
“I try. I can signal back with my cigarette lighter too,” Simon
said, holding up the lighter and firing off three short bursts of
flame. “So, like, if I see you first and I happen to not wish to talk to
you, I can fire off two bursts and block you in your tracks.”
― Amanda Howells, quote from The Summer of Skinny Dipping
“غالبًا ما اتمنى أن أحطم حياتي إلى أجزاء ثم أجمعها معًا بطريقة مختلفة ، العودة إلى الوراء صعبة عندما يكون أمامك عدة خيارات”
― Nahid Rachlin, quote from Persian Girls
“all human beings have control over their own destiny. that is, after all, our purpose on this planet. not to interfere with the lives of others but to shape our own experiences.”
― Jessica Brody, quote from The Karma Club
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