Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires

If a heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to. And he will be betrayed by it.

This wordly life is like a shadow. If you try to catch it, you will never be able to do so. If you turn your back towards it, it has no choice but to follow you.

A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.

When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order to empty your hands for an even greater gift.

Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.

Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.

A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.

Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.

As long as you are performing prayer, you are knocking at the door of Allah, and whoever is knocking at the door of Allah, Allah will open it for him.

If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Anyone who still wants to experience fairytales these days can’t afford to dither when it comes to using their brains.

No matter how many books I write, I will eventually get to fiction. That is where I'm going.

Of all the girls that are so smart There's none like pretty Sally She is the darling of my heart And lives in our alley.

A kiss can be a comma a question mark or an exclamation point. That's a basic spelling that every woman should know.

George Carlin is brilliant with words, and Johnny Winters is very creative. It's taking something common and drawing out the humor, being clever with words.

I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.

If you are busy pleasing everyone, you are not being true to yourself

There's something about cats' self-sufficiency and their seemingly individualistic ways that I find compelling.

Delly lost her temper at Peeta over how he treated you. She got very squeaky. It was like someone stabbing a mouse with a fork repeatedly.