“It is never too late to ask yourself, ‘Am I ready to change the life I am living? Am I ready to… — Elif Shafak Ask yourself Copy Share Image
“Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That’s the hardest part and that’s what you… — Elif Shafak First step 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
“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
“There ́s a metaphor which I love: living like a drawing compass. As you know, one leg of the compass is static,… — Elif Shafak Different cultures Copy Share Image
“We are all a little desexualized, a little defeminized. We can't carry our bodies comfortably in a society that is so bent… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“To her way of thinking, anyone who can't rise up and rebel, anyone devoid of the ability to dissent, cannot really be… — Elif Shafak Life Copy Share Image
“Certainty was to curiosity what the sun was to the wings of Icarus. Where one shone forcefully, the other couldn't survive. With… — Elif Shafak Belief Copy Share Image
“Azur smiled as if he were expecting these answers and said, 'The Malady of Certainty.' Certainty was to curiosity what the sun… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“There were many legends about these rocks and behind every legend a story of forbidden love.” — Elif Shafak Forbidden love 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 Elif-shafak 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
“It is so demanding to be born into a house full of women, where everyone loves you so overwhelmingly that they end… — Elif Shafak Growing up Copy Share Image
“When something needs to be said, I'll say it even if the whole world grabs me by the neck and tells me… — Elif Shafak Censorship 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
“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
“Busbecq believed there were two blessings in life: books and friends. And that they should be possessed in inverse quantities: many books,… — Elif Shafak Blessings in life Copy Share Image
“Does what we do in life matter so much? Or is it what we don't do that carries weight?” — Elif Shafak Life Copy Share Image
“Things that can seem malicious or unfortunate are often a blessing in disguise, whereas things that might seem unpleasant can be harmful… — Elif Shafak Blessing in disguise Copy Share Image
“One day a man came running to a Sufi and said, panting, "Hey, they are carrying trays, look over there!" The Sufi… — Elif Shafak Business Copy Share Image
“In the sheltered bosom of faith, one found the answers by letting go of the questions; one advanced by surrendering.” — Elif Shafak Faith Copy Share Image
“You were expected to believe in the State for the same reason you were expected to believe in God: fear. The bourgeoisie,… — Elif Shafak Believe in god Copy Share Image
