Mahmoud Darwish, from Journal of an Ordinary Grief (tr. from the Arabic by Ibrahim Muhawi)

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اللهم انتشالا؛
من الضيق و الذنوب،
اللهم نورا يضيء العيش.

We can't ibuprofen our way outta this one boys

In your 20s, you'll feel like you're losing the race. It's important to understand that there is no race.