Harry sat on his bed for a long time, absent-mindedly stroking Hedwig. The sky outside the window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely grey and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold.


“your life will not end with death. You are Immortal. You were always there and you always will be.”
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

“العدالة كلمة قالها أحد الأغبياء فتلقفها ضعفاء هذه المقاطعة، وهي كمفهوم وجدت لتطبّق على الفقراء والمساكين والمعدمين، أولئك الذين لا يمتلكون حيلة، وليس لهم درع تحميهم أو واسطة أو «ظهر » سياسي. أمّا الأقوياء، الأثرياء وأصحاب النفوذ فلا يمكن المسّ بهم أو الاقتراب منهم! حتى يمكننا القول إن العدالة عندنا تعني اقتصاص الأقوياء لما يبغونه وترك الفضلات للفقراء والمساكين!”
― أزهار الموت
― أزهار الموت

“Don't Just
Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live.”
― The Light in the Heart
Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live.”
― The Light in the Heart

“remember that trying is eighty percent of doing something. So try and don't give up, because not giving up is the other twenty percent.”
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

For the many many goodreaders living in the United Arab Emirates.

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