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> [“In truth, food (within reason, don't go overboard) and beverages (non-alcoholic, we need our brains sober) are encouraged- not only because they lift the mood and help the intellect to focus, but also because it is hard to feel hostile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/in-truth-food-within-reason-don-t-go-overboard-and-beverages-non/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

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## More by Elif Shafak

> [“Od nje je naučio dvije osnovne stvari o ljubavi: prvo, da je, za razliku od onoga što romantici tako naduto tvrde, ljubav više postupan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/od-nje-je-nau-io-dvije-osnovne-stvari-o-ljubavi-prvo-da-je-za-razliku/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“Why roots were rated so highly compared with branches or leaves, Peri had never understood. Trees had multiple shoots and filaments extending in every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/why-roots-were-rated-so-highly-compared-with-branches-or-leaves-peri/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“How could they be so certain of the superiority of their truths when they knew so little, if anything at all, about other cultures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/how-could-they-be-so-certain-of-the-superiority-of-their-truths-when/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“When you master a language, you are given the key to a castle. What you’ll find inside depends on you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/when-you-master-a-language-you-are-given-the-key-to-a-castle-what-you/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“Her insanın erafında bir renk halesi vardır. Seninkini biliyor musun?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/her-insan-n-eraf-nda-bir-renk-halesi-vard-r-seninkini-biliyor-musun/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/i-m-not-one-of-those-pious-types-who-spend-their-whole-lives-hunched/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“England has a peculiar way of making foreigners feel exhilaratingly free and depressingly alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/england-has-a-peculiar-way-of-making-foreigners-feel-exhilaratingly/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/there-are-things-so-awful-in-this-world-that-the-good-hearted-people/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“Irrationality is part of everyday rationale”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/irrationality-is-part-of-everyday-rationale/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“In love, boundaries are blurred.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/in-love-boundaries-are-blurred/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“It had just hit her why and how people could fall in love with Istanbul, in spite of all the sorrow it might cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/it-had-just-hit-her-why-and-how-people-could-fall-in-love-with/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“Inside, I found three things: a silver mirror, a silk handkerchief, and a glass flask of ointment. These items will help you on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/inside-i-found-three-things-a-silver-mirror-a-silk-handkerchief-and-a/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“Talent is a favor of the divine. To perfect it one must work hard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/talent-is-a-favor-of-the-divine-to-perfect-it-one-must-work-hard/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“level, they use this as a poor excuse to disregard the rules of the sharia. Drinking, dancing, music, poetry, and painting”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/level-they-use-this-as-a-poor-excuse-to-disregard-the-rules-of-the/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

> [“In many parts of the world you were what you said and what you did and, also, what you read; in Turkey, as in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/in-many-parts-of-the-world-you-were-what-you-said-and-what-you-did/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

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