It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind.
Quoted by Naguib Mahfouz
Din splendorile cafelei de odineoară, neschimbat rămăsese doar mangalul.
Quoted by Naguib Mahfouz
Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.
Quoted by Naguib Mahfouz
An anxious heart is like a string that's out of tune.
Quoted by Naguib Mahfouz
Nothing records the effects of a sad life so graphically as the human body.
Quoted by Naguib Mahfouz