“If man were to come to grips with his real nature, if he were to discover his real heritage, he would become so exalted, or else so frightened, that he would find it impossible to go to sleep again. To live would be a perpetual challenge to create. But the very thought of a possible, swift and endless metamorphosis terrifies him. He sleeps now, not comfortably to be sure, but certainly more and more obstinately, in the womb of a creation whose only need of verification is his own awakening.”
— Henry Miller, Sunday After the War
ببصلها وكأنها بتتحرك حواليا بالتصوير البطيئ،مش عارفه تبتسم ف الوقت الصح ولا عارفه ترد،مش مركزه معايا اصلا،كدا كده حالتك بتسوء بس عموما وبعيد عن الحاله اللى انتى فيها دى انا كده شايفك احلى وبتحلووى،انتى مش محتاجه لوجود حد بس انا محتاج،وده كفايه بعد ما كلنا كنا بنعتمد عليكى. الوجع اللى بتحسيه من ناحيتى،انا مابقتش موجود اصلا علشان تحسيه،بس روحى موجوده،سامحينى. "بكلم الشمس" حلوه الشمس،صح!
“I am seized by two contradictory feelings: there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable for a moment; there is so much shit in the world that it is incredible we are ever happy for a moment.”
— Zadie Smith, Feel Free
I know you can’t remember how you’ve used to shine.
Is anyone can take this weight of mine?
𖦹*ੈ‧ 𝚂𝚎𝚊 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚗𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜 𓇼 ₊˚𓆝
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I Saw the TV Glow (2024)