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“She hugged her daughter close and closed her eyes and inhaled the scent of her hair and the dog and fabric conditioner and childhood, and she hoped the wonder of it would help keep her there.”

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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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“Nora remembered the night Ash knocked on her door. Maybe lifting a dead cat off the road and carrying it in the rain around to her flat's tiny back garden and the burying it on her behalf because she was sobbing drunkenly with grief wasn't the most archetypally romantic thing in the world. But it certainly qualified as kind, to take forty minutes out of your run and help someone in need while only accepting a glass of water in return. She hadn't really been able to appreciate that kindness at the time. Her grief and despair had been too strong. But now she thought about it, it had really been quite remarkable.”

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