hey all, these are some quots i liked and wrote down from books i have read

love in a torn land by jean sasson

when i was a child,i built a wall of hatred around me.

when i was asked,"from what did you build this wall?"

i replied,"from the stones of insults"

princess by jean sasson

"those who are free cannont fathom the value of small victories for those who live on a tether" page 153

"the completion of our birth is in death. life begins with onley one passegeway; however,there are unlimited mean of exit" page 201

daughters of arabica by jean sasson

"how can one, who does not pity others expect to be pitied by the almighty god?!" page 146

"those whose hands are in the wter should not expect happiness from those whose hands are in the fire" page 181

"every straight line can be forced into a curve" p232

"to call women the weaker sex is a libel, it is mans injustice to women. you will guard your wifes honour and be not her master,but her true friend.let not either of you regard anotheras the object of hi or her lust"Mahatma gandhi p 262

"only when you drink fom the river of silence,shall you indeed sing.and,when you have reached the mountain top,then you shall egin to cimb.and,when the earth shall claim your limbs,then shall you truly dance" p304

burned alive by souad

"the heart tht sighs does not have what it wants" p259

princess sultna's circle by jean sasson

"i had learned many years ago that to request permission for whatever unconventional action i  might take would open the door for a negative response.therefore,i now simply act and let others react" p 28

"when the eyes see nothing but perfection,even perfection loses its power to astonish" p80

"no matter how high a bird flies, it is destined to land somewhere" p90

"no man is the master of another" p120

"you cry like a child for what you cannot defend as awoman?!" p167