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“Nora felt herself weaken. Not just tingles and fuzziness but something stronger, a sense of plunging into nothingness, accompanied by a brief darkening of her vision. A feeling of another Nora right there in the wings, ready to pick up where this one left off. Her brain ready to fill in the gaps and have a perfectly legitimate reason to be on a day trip to Bedford, and to fill in every absence as if she was here the whole time.”

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Matt Haig
Matt Haig

Matt Haig is a British novelist born in 1975. His works are known for their humor and profound emotional insight, enjoying great popularity among readers. Haig's writing spans a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and realism. more

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“وليس في إسلامنا ما نخجل منه ، وما نضطر للدفاع عنه ، وليس فيه مانتدسس به للناس تدسساً ، أو ما نتلعثم في الجهر به على حقيقته . إن الهزيمة الروحية أمام الغرب وأمام الشرق وأمام أوضاع الجاهلية هنا وهناك هي التي تجعل بعض الناس .. المسلمين .. يتلمس للإسلام موافقات جزئية من النظم البشرية ، أو يتلمس من أعمال ” الحضارة ” الجاهلية ما يسند به أعمال الإسلام وقضاءه في بعض الأمور … إنه إذا كان هناك من يحتاج للدفاع والتبرير والاعتذار فليس هو الذي يقدم الإسلام للناس . وإنما هو ذاك الذي يحيا في هذه الجاهلية المهلهلة المليئة بالمتناقضات وبالنقائض والعيوب ، ويريد أن يتلمس المبررات للجاهلية . وهؤلاء هم الذين يهاجمون الإسلام ويلجئون بعض محبيه الذين يجهلون حقيقته إلى الدفاع عنه ، كـأنه متهم مضطر للدفاع عن نفسه في قفص الاتـهام”

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