“Shams of Tabriz Befuddled believer! If every Ramadan one fasts in the name of God and every Eid one sacrifices a sheep or a goat as an atonement for his sins, if all his life one strives to make pilgrimage… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Pity the fool who thinks the boundaries of his mortal mind are the boundaries of God the Almighty. Pity the ignorant who assume they can negotiate and settle debts with God. Do such people think God is a grocer who… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Her insanın erafında bir renk halesi vardır. Seninkini biliyor musun?” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“England has a peculiar way of making foreigners feel exhilaratingly free and depressingly alone.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
