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“عش الخيبة الأمل”

Book:كرم على درب

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كرم على درب

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Mikhail Naimy

Mikhail Naimy, born on October 17, 1889, and died on February 28, 1988, was a prominent Russian and Ukrainian author, poet, and translator of the 20th century. Known for his unique literary style and significant influence on Russian literature, his works are celebrated for their profound emotion and distinctive style. more

“Only you don’t change, Omar. You’re still a wreck. Look at your clothes, your hair…the hour you arrive at home. Now you have no father, you should look for a job and stop with this idle lunacy. Your father couldn’t bear looking at you like this. He couldn’t bear watching your life thrown away.”

Disappointment Lazy Disappointed Father And Son Saddened Mother And Son Lazy People Father And Sons Mother And Sons

Book:Two Brothers

Source: Two Brothers

“I acted like in those teen feminist poems where it’s date rape if he doesn’t read you the Antioch College rules chapter and verse while you’re glumly failing to see rainbows.”

Sex Disappointment Coercion Bad Lovers

Book:The Wallcreeper

Source: The Wallcreeper

“Maybe that's what all lives were, though. Maybe even the most seemingly perfectly intense or worthwhile lives ultimately felt the same. Acres of disappointment and monotony and hurts and rivalries but with flashes of wonder and beauty. Maybe that was the only meaning that mattered. To be the world, witnessing itself. Maybe it wasn't the lack of achievements that had made her and her brother's parents unhappy, maybe it was the expectation to achieve in the first place. She had no idea about any of it, really.”

Disappointment

Book:The Midnight Library

Source: The Midnight Library