And yet the fact that I had been included, that my father had casually asked me to share his boredom with him, nearly crushed me with happiness.


“It’s my belief that everything in this world has its own language. We have the ability to open up our ears and minds to anything and everything. That could be someone walking down the street, or it could be the sunshine or the wind.”
― Sweet Bean Paste
― Sweet Bean Paste

“Things that you put off saying until tomorrow are sometimes never said”
― Before Your Memory Fades
― Before Your Memory Fades

“لقد تم تقليم أظافر مشاعرنا كلها، وتعلمنا الكبت والمواراة، وكان الغضب أحد الأحاسيس اللي طولِبنا بقمعها، فقُمنا بنفيه لجزيرة معزولة داخلنا بعيدًا عن الوعي، وقطعنا عنه سبيل التواصل مع العالم الخارجي، أو هكذا حاولنا أن نضعه تحت الإقامة الجبرية”
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“You should be proud of yourself for sticking with it and never giving up. You were amazing in your persistence. It didn't happen by magic! Remember when I called out to you on that day? Your life didn't suddenly transform by itself, did it? None of your problems suddenly fixed themselves, did they? But you looked to the future and preserved. You have what you have today because you never gave up telling yourself that you had to be happy.”
― Before Your Memory Fades
― Before Your Memory Fades
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