#air

Egyptians undergo an odd personality change behind the wheel of a car. In every other setting, aggression and impatience are frowned upon. The unofficial Egyptian anthem "Bokra, Insha'allah, Malesh" (Tomorrow, God Willing, Never Mind) isn't just an excuse for laziness. In a society requiring millennial patience, it is also a social code dictating that no one make too much of a fuss about things. But put an Egyptian in the driver's seat and he shows all the calm and consideration of a hooded swordsman delivering Islamic justice. ↗

— Tony Horwitz

#egypt #insha-allah #middle-east #taxis #change

Humans have nothing to do with angels and fairies, then why still I love you? ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#fairies #human #love #love

Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#bogeyman #dragon #dragons #fairy-tales #inspirational

He’s jealous because lions are better hunters.”--Monroe “Are you compensating for something, Monroe?” --Bastian ↗

— Bethany Averie

#fairy-tales #fantasy #paranormal #romance #love

Happily Single" is recognizing that you don’t need or want to be rescued from your life by a handsome prince because your life is pretty awesome, as is. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#fairytales #happily-ever-after #happily-single #happiness #happy

You can’t truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really FEEL the loss. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#endings #feelings #grief #grieve #grieving

I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95. ↗

— Dennis Rodman

#attention #calling #colored #during #felt

They didn't train me to be in the ring for five and a half hours punching air. So, it was hard, I had to get some body contact in there somewhere, it was mostly body shots and stuff. I had no clue, really. ↗

— Michelle Rodriguez

#body #clue #contact #five #get

People who meet in airports are seventy-two percent more likely to fall for each other than people who meet anywhere else. ↗

— Jennifer E. Smith

#love #love-at-first-sight #love

Once when I asked you if you still loved your wife, you said, Love leaves the back door open. Later, you said, Love like a hospital gown opens at the back. And you slipped out. ↗

— Joan Connor

#love #lovers #short-stories #love