We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

إن المؤمن ليدرك بحسن الخلق درجة الصائم والقائم

The freshness of my eyes is given to me in prayer.

And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.

Peace be upon you, for you have persevered! How excellent, then, this fulfilment in the hereafter!

Do not turn your face from others with pride, nor walk arrogantly on earth. Verily the Almighty does not like those who are arrogant and boastful.

The life of this world is but a sport and a pastime.

He who at night feeling tired because of working in the daytime, then at night he was forgiven of Allah" —

Of whomsoever I had been Master (Mawla), Ali here is to be his Master. O Allah, be a supporter of whoever supports him (Ali) and an enemy of whoever opposes him.

Allah causes the night and the day to succeed each other. Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those who have insight.

Who knew Demon Child would have such a normal name? I expected something exotic like Serena or Destiny or the Evil One That Comes in the Night to Make Us Chilly.

But if I make an observation, what is to determine which state I am in? This means that someone else has to observe me to collapse my wave function.

A life of no limitations is the only state of living that you should always bargain for.

All our tastes are but reminiscences.

We have lost the art of public tenderness, these small gestures of wiping and washing; we have forgotten how abjectly the body welcomes a formal touch.

I still can't believe," Michael said, sotto voce, "that you came to the Vampires' Masquerade Ball dressed as a vampire.

Part of being a sentient human is the ability to anticipate others' mental states - to say "Fred's going to hate this but Jane would love it."

The Capitol was an occasion where you arrive at a sign in the road that says you have arrived at a place you may not have expected to be, but you know how you got here: Next!

There's arrogance for you. I think all artists insert themselves into their subject matter.

I am no more lonely than the loon on the pond that laughs so loud.