“In the sheltered bosom of faith, one found the answers by letting go of the questions; one advanced by surrendering.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Religious people are so confident of having God by their side that they think they are superior to everyone else” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“was religion an empowering force for women who otherwise had limited power in a society designed for and by men, or was… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“When you meet different person, another name, another religion, that’s all good. We learn from difference, not from sameness.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Invisible strands of solidarity threaded among strangers who, upon finding out they shared the same religion or nationality, developed an instant affinity.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Before passing through the gates of a town I've never visited, I take a minute to salute its saints - the dead… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“You say you are ready to deliver your knowledge to another person. You want to hold the Truth in your palm as… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Faith, whichever way Selma understood it, infused her with a sense of surrender that could have been a cause of weakness had… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“There's something about love that resembles faith. It's kind of blind trust, isn't it? The sweetest euphoria. The magic of connecting with… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“As I went through all these experiences, I began to compile a list that wasn't written down in any book, only inscribed… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“My interest in Sufism began when I was a college student. At the time, I was a rebellious young woman who liked… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“إنني أعتبر الإيمان بهذه الطريقة، مثل البستان فيه ورود مخفية كنت أطوف فيه ذات يومٍ وأستنشق الروائح العطرة التي تعبق منه، لكن… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Od nje je naučio dvije osnovne stvari o ljubavi: prvo, da je, za razliku od onoga što romantici tako naduto tvrde, ljubav više postupan… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“Why roots were rated so highly compared with branches or leaves, Peri had never understood. Trees had multiple shoots and filaments extending in every… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“How could they be so certain of the superiority of their truths when they knew so little, if anything at all, about other cultures,… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“When you master a language, you are given the key to a castle. What you’ll find inside depends on you.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“I'm not one of those pious types who spend their whole lives hunched on prayer rugs while their eyes and hearts remain closed to… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“England has a peculiar way of making foreigners feel exhilaratingly free and depressingly alone.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“There are things so awful in this world that the good-hearted people, may Allah bless them all, have absolutely no idea of. And that's… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“It had just hit her why and how people could fall in love with Istanbul, in spite of all the sorrow it might cause… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“Inside, I found three things: a silver mirror, a silk handkerchief, and a glass flask of ointment. These items will help you on your… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“level, they use this as a poor excuse to disregard the rules of the sharia. Drinking, dancing, music, poetry, and painting” — Elif Shafak Copy Share
“In many parts of the world you were what you said and what you did and, also, what you read; in Turkey, as in… — Elif Shafak Copy Share
