“The young open the paper to forget about life by reading the funny strips. The old do it to forget about death by reading other people's obits. My advice: don't open the paper and go on with your life.”
Source: Daytripper
“The question is not, how much can I enjoy, but how much can I endure to lift up the world!”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“You showed Scorch the meaning of sacrifice. The meaning of a hero. It is not always swords and shields. Some sacrifices are quiet, yet mighty.”
Source: Hour of the Pumpkin Queen
“Some days, the dream is heavy. But I carry it because I promised more than just myself—I carry my mother’s hopes, my family’s prayers, and the girl I used to be.”
Source: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DREAM: Stories of Grief, Faith, and Silent Strength from an OFW Nurse
“Never pity a man who sacrifices his freedom for someone else.”
Source: The Chosen
“Throughout Palestine, victory was understood not necessarily as a decisive military triumph, but as a forceful demonstration of qualities like sumud (steadfastness), fidaa (sacrifice/ redemption), and ebaa (stubbornness in the face of power) during a prolonged trial. This attitude has, of course, been a feature of anti-colonial struggles throughout history, from Vietnam to Algeria to South Africa, but it was especially pronounced in Gaza, where 1.8 million ghettoized refugees were taking heavy losses against a nuclearized army equipped and financed by the superpowers of the West. I witnessed the clearest distillation of this defiance in Beit Hanoun, the decimated northern border city. There, during the mid-August ceasefire, I met a family gathered above the ruins of their home, a four-story structure that had been transformed into a massive crater by a direct hit from an Israeli fragmentation bomb. On a flat slab of concrete that sat above the gargantuan sinkhole, grafiti read "3 to 0," portraying the Palestinian armed factions as the victors of the last three military conflicts in Gaza.”
Source: The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza
“Temperance took Baba's wok away.
I had cradled it so many times when I was lonely or needed my father. It allowed me to be fooled into thinking I wasn't alone; otherwise, I was like any other impoverished orphan in Lupong. It was my father's legacy.
No, I was his legacy. Baba would have wanted my team to advance to the feast. He always insisted that I needed nothing but my memories of him to keep his spirit alive.”
Source: Celestial Banquet
“Why not have safety from this petrification?” Sennin expressed, “Why go out and become sand and die?”
Dorothy grabs her arm with her right arm and pulls her arm back. Sennin sees the rot up to her neck.
Dorothy said, “Those who sacrifice liberty for security will ultimately sacrifice both liberty and security.”
Source: Tomiétrèla
“An unworthy gift becomes a curse on the giver.”
Source: 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemy's Demise
“We do desperate things when those we love are threatened.”
Source: The Calamities of Toterrum