Hissa

“For years, my life has been flat. I’m not sure how else to describe it. I’ve never admitted it before. I’m not depressed, I don’t think. That’s not what I’m saying. Just flat, listless. So much has felt accidental, unnecessary, arbitrary. It’s been lacking a dimension. Something seems to be missing.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

“كل الفاسدين الجُدد يدعمهم فاسدون قُدامى”
― عبد السلام إبراهيم, جماعة الرب

“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“That's why we get the chance to spoil our grandchildren, because by doing that we're apologizing to our children.”
― Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer