Majicman Notes

Invictus Out of the night that covers me,    Black as the Pit from pole to pole,    I thank whatever gods may be    For my unconquerable soul.    In the fell clutch of… Read more

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the… Read more

Yes, talent matters. I’m not going to stand here and tell you it doesn’t. But talent has a broad definition. Most of the time, it’s not about having a gift. It’s about having grit. In… Read more

When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love. Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about others, unless… Read more

A favour­ite inter­viewee was clearly Alice Walker, “one of the fun­da­mental vis­ion­ar­ies of our time”, whose writ­ing “remains lan­guid and effort­lessly grace­ful, and has not lost its enorm­ous power to prod at the sorest, most… Read more

The most important lessons here — especially for young people — is that even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau. That’s where the deepest,… Read more

ای دوست بیا تا غمِ فردا نخوریم وین یک دمِ عمر را غنیمت شمریم فردا که ازین دیرِ فنا درگذریم با هفت‌هزارسالگان سربه‌سریم  خیام Come, friend—why waste on morrow’s grief our cheer? This breath alone… Read more

بند بگسل باش آزاد ای پسر چند باشی بند سیم و بند زر گر بریزی بحر را در کوزه‌ای چند گنجد قسمت یک روزه‌ای کوزه چشم حریصان پر نشد  تا صدف قانع نشد پر د’ر… Read more

گلی خوشبوی در حمام روزی رسید از دست محبوبی به دستم بدو گفتم که مشکی یا عبیری که از بوی دلاویز تو مستم؟ بگفتا من گلی ناچیز بودم ولیکن مدّتی با گُل نشستم کمال همنشین… Read more

همه ساله بخت تو پیروز باد همه روزگار تو نوروز باد فردوسی May your fortune prevail through each passing year, May your days be like Nowruz, bright and clear. Ferdowsi  Read more