Shaykh Quotes

#1. The shaykh interrupted him, saying, Not so fast. I'm the sort of person who praises only to clear the way to speak the truth, for the sake of encouragement, son of Abd al-Jawad

Naguib Mahfouz

#2. Whosoever is determined to seek guidance and follow a path of right conduct must search for a shaykh from amongst those who have realization, one who follows a path methodically, who has abandoned his passions, and who has firmly established his feet in the service of his Lord.

Ibn Ata Allah

#3. Say Bismillah, In the name of God, as the shaykh does with a knife when he offers an animal. Bismillah your old self to find your real name. - Jalaluddin al

Rumi

#4. When you oppose the shaykh, it's like the slave who kills himself over a quarrel with his master. Hey, why are you killing yourself over a quarrel?He says, So my master will suffer loss.

Shams Tabrizi

#5. The sweetness that all longed for night and day. Some tragedy might be idly guessed at-loss or illness. She had the luminosity of those about to die.

Shirley Hazzard

#6. You grow into everything you hate about yourself, over time.

Lights

#7. The most demanding part of living a lifetime as an artist is the strict discipline of forcing oneself to work steadfastly along the nerve of one's own most intimate sensitivity.

Annie Dillard

#8. Xochimilco in Mexico, where skies, mountains, and poplars are reflected,

Paramahansa Yogananda

#9. The fantasist in whom the reality barrier has broken down is unreliable, believing things when he should not, and telling things as true when they are not.

Simon Blackburn

#10. At last an authentic voice from Saudi Arabia. Al-Mohaimeed has written a remarkable, rhythmic, genuine novel. Wolves of the Crescent Moon throbs with sensuality and moral courage, as if it didn't take place in a society that denies the tick of the heart.

Hanan Al-Shaykh

#11. Surely you know that pleasure soon evaporates, into thin air?
Then all we are left with are stories.

Hanan Al-Shaykh

#12. I'm worried about losing my hair. I think if I lost my hair, I'd lose a lot of parts. And I don't want to get fat. I'm always worried about that.

Rupert Penry-Jones

#13. A learned man who doesn't restrain his passions is like a blind man holding a torch, he guides others but not himself.

Shaykh Sa Di

#14. I don't want to turn into one of those pathetic creatures who are always homesick, always saying I wish I were still in Beirut. I don't want to become like you, split between here and there. I know I'm not happy here, but why should I be unhappy in two countries?

Hanan Al-Shaykh