“How could they be so certain of the superiority of their truths when they knew so little, if anything at all, about… — Elif Shafak Relativism Copy Share Image
“Plutarch was right after all. Fate did lead those who were willing to be led, and those who resisted the idea, like… — Elif Shafak Plutarch Copy Share Image
“Whatever you do, she would have said, don't hurt anyone and don't let anyone hurt you. Be neither a heartbreaker nor heartbroken.” — Elif Shafak Heartbroken Copy Share Image
“There were different ways of growing old, perhaps. Some withered first in body, others in mind, yet others in soul.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“If you want to destroy something, be it a blemish, acne or the human soul, all you need to do is surround… — 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 Empowering Copy Share Image
“But the story didn't end there. Almost 800 years later, the spirits of Shams & Rumi are still alive today,whirling amid us somewhere…” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Faith is only a word if there is no love at its center, so flaccid and lifeless, vague and hollow - not… — Elif Shafak Belief 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 Blind trust Copy Share Image
“Why roots were rated so highly compared with branches or leaves, Peri had never understood. Trees had multiple shoots and filaments extending… — Elif Shafak Flower Copy Share Image
“It was a modest, out-of-the-way place in downtown Tucson, the only shrine in America dedicated to the soul of a sinner, reported… — Elif Shafak Shrine 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… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“In many parts of the world you were what you said and what you did and, also, what you read; in Turkey,… — Elif Shafak Books Copy Share Image
“Peri felt the energy in her father's hand ebb; his fingers grew light and bloodless, the hand of a cadaver waiting to… — Elif Shafak Father Copy Share Image
“Each time I say good-bye to a place I like, I feel like I am leaving a part of me behind. I… — Elif Shafak Death 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 Books Copy Share Image
“You are too timid for me. You care too much about what other people think. But you know what? Because you are… — Elif Shafak Approval of others 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 Longing Copy Share Image
“Silence is the worst. Whenever a thick cloud of silence descends, the yapping voices inside me become all the more audible, rising… — Elif Shafak Silence Copy Share Image
“Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process. What… — Elif Shafak Crescent moon Copy Share Image
“In the Ottoman times, there were itinerant storytellers called "meddah. " They would go to coffee houses, where they would tell a… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Shams of Tabriz Befuddled believer! If every Ramadan one fasts in the name of God and every Eid one sacrifices a sheep… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Peri disliked these dinner parties, which went on late into the night and often left her with a migraine the next day.… — Elif Shafak Istanbul Copy Share Image
“It happened all the time in this city that encompassed seven hills, two continents, three seas and fifteen million mouths. It happened… — Elif Shafak Behind closed doors Copy Share Image
“It never took her long to darken any conversation, as from birth she was inclined to see misery in each and every… — Elif Shafak Communication Copy Share Image
“Never had it occurred to him that you could deceive the person you held dear. It was his first lesson in the… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“It was an ordinary spring day in Istanbul, a long and leaden afternoon like so many others, when she discovered, with a… — Elif Shafak Heart Copy Share Image
“On the Sufi path, first you discover the art of being alone amid the crowd. Next you discover the crowd within your… — Elif Shafak Art Copy Share Image
“Things that can seem malicious or unfortunate are often a blessing in disguise, whereas things that might seem pleasant can be harmful… — Elif Shafak Blessing in disguise Copy Share Image
“When you master a language, you are given the key to a castle. What you’ll find inside depends on you.” — Elif Shafak Castle Copy Share Image
“how both Armenian and Turkish stories tended to start with the same preamble: Once there was, once there wasn’t …” — Elif Shafak Armenian Copy Share Image
“rule no 13: the quest for love changes us. there is no seeker among those who search for love who has not… — Elif Shafak Adventure Copy Share Image
“How terrible it was to still be mentally and emotionally attached to someone from whom you have been physically separated.” — 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 Religion Copy Share Image
“Let us choose one another as companions! Let us sit at each other's feet! Inwardly we have many harmonies - think not… — Elif Shafak Companions Copy Share Image
“In this state I roam east and west, searching for God high and low. I hunrt everywhere for a life worth living… — Elif Shafak East and west Copy Share Image
“My life is complete and fulfilled, in that I have been blessed with the three things I hold most dear: knowledge, virtue,… — Elif Shafak Help others 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
“Only humans have consciousness. It's divine order. That's why Allah hold us humans responsible fir our behavior.” — Elif Shafak Allah Copy Share Image
“In general, one shouldn't be too rigid about anything because "to live meant to constantly shift colours.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
![“It was a modest, out-of-the-way place in downtown Tucson, the only shrine in America dedicated to the soul of a sinner, reported the historical plaque there. [...] He went there because that was the one holy place that didn't compel him to change into someone else in order to welcome him.” quote by Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d1f/elif-shafak-1594_quote_it-was-a-modest-out-of-the-way-place-in_2071146.jpg)
