“But I stayed up thinking about how I’ve been lying to him, no less than I lie to myself in my pre-sleep ritual. And I lied to him again just as we were growing more intimate than ever and he asked me about my scar.”

“He clearly suffers from some past traumas too, so hopefully he’ll understand why I was untruthful to him about mine.”

“Adding to my emotional dizziness on Sunday, I spoke with my sister, who kept noting how amazing Michael is, and what a brave and selfless man he is for having helped as he did.”

“What is it when your former life becomes your dreams? The things you took for granted are now in that mystical realm where you can only see them with your eyes closed, ephemeral and distant.”

“Do not wait too long in living your dreams.”

“The 7 Steps to Transformation:1. Dream it.2. Envision it.3. Think it.4. Grow it.5. Become it.6. Live it.7. OWN it.”

“You require a certain amount of insanity to make your dreams come true!”

“فكرت في أن الشجرة المحرمة لم تكن شجرة المعرفة بل شجرة الأحلام، وحاولت أن أكتشف الصلة بين الأحلام والمعرفة، كلاهما واعد يشعرنا بالنهم، والمعرفة وليدة حلم طموح. كانت هناك صلات بين الاثنين، وفي النهاية قررت أن أكتفي بالمعرفة وأتوقف عن الأحلام، فلربما أكون جشعاً إذا ما رغبت في أن أمتلك الإثنين معاً.”

“You have to Dream first, every morningachievable or not is a Second thought.”

“And maybe what growing up really means is knowing that you don’t have to just be a character, going whichever way the story says, it’s knowing that you could be the autor instead.”

“Dream well, because “Dreams” are always the path to make the best of what we have in this world called – The Life”

“الأحلام الميتة تواصل تعفّنها فينا ، وإفساد جونا كله”

“The secret to your purpose is to find what you feel is important, and not pursue what others would think is important. When you think highly of yourself, me thinking highly of you will never be enough!”