"For every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong,

there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.

For every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything,

there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence.

For every girl who is tired of being called over-sensitive,

there is a boy who fears to be gentle, to weep.

For every boy for wisdom is competition is the only way to prove his masculinity,

there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes.

For every girl who throws out her E-Z-bake oven,

there is a boy who wishes to find one.

For every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires,

there is a girl facing the ad industry's attacks on her self-esteem.

For every girl who takes a step toward her liberation,

there is a boy who finds the way to freedom a little easier."

"Your life is your life

don't let it be clubbed into dank submission.

be on the watch.

there are ways out.

there is light somewhere.

it may not be much light but

it beats the darkness.

be on the watch.

the gods will offer you chances.

know them, take them.

you can't beat death but

you can beat death in life, sometimes.

and the more often you learn to do it,

the more light there will be.

your life is your life.

know it while you have it.

you are marvelous the gods wait to delight in you."

Shayma read these quotes from the first piece to me today that she saw on a poster that is pasted in the media building. i was very into these quotes. we were so interested in them that we checked out the website where we found the second piece.

these show me that there're always two sides to one thing. you might think you're in the worst situation, there're people out there, in worse or feeling the same way as you are.

never give up hope. for there is always a way out. i'm always there to fight with you.