“For despite what some people say, love is not only a sweet feeling bound to come and quickly go away. Her” — Elif Shafak Love Copy Share Image
“Only humans have consciousness. It's divine order. That's why Allah hold us humans responsible fir our behavior.” — Elif Shafak Divine order Copy Share Image
“East, west, south, or north makes little difference. No matter what your destination, just be sure to make every journey a journey… — Elif Shafak The-forty-rules-of-love Copy Share Image
“Put in my place by these words, I jumped to my feet and bowed before the peasant. How could I, a minor… — Elif Shafak Apology 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
“One would expect writers and artists to understand one another better than anyone else and to be more appreciative of one another’s… — Elif Shafak Art 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
“إن كل إنسان عبارة عن كتاب مفتوح وكل واحد منا قران متنقل. إن البحث عن الله متأصل في قلوب الجميع سواء أكان… — Elif Shafak Books 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 Confidence 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
“This he had noticed while doing his military service back in Turkey. When more than three people slept in a narrow place,… — Elif Shafak God Copy Share Image
“Three scents accompany my memories of this place: cut wood, poppy-seed bread, and the soft, crisp smell of snow.” — Elif Shafak Bread Copy Share Image
“Joka kuvittelee tietävänsä kaikki vastaukset, on kaikkein tietämättömin.” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“An aura surrounds every living thing, an aura in a different colour each time. Do you know what colour is yours?” — Elif Shafak Life 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 Religion Copy Share Image
“If a stone hits a river, the river will treat it as yet another commotion in its already tumultuous course. Nothing unusual.… — Elif Shafak Inspirational quotes 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
“There was something in the color white that resembled silence. Both were emptied of life.” — Elif Shafak Color white Copy Share Image
“Peri understood and accepted that some daughters were born with a mission: to fulfill their fathers' dreams. In doing so, they would… — Elif Shafak Children Copy Share Image
“While some people were passionate believers and others passionate non-believers, she would always remain stuck in between” — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
“Behind all hardships was a larger scheme. I couldn’t make it out clearly, but I could feel it with my whole heart.” — Elif Shafak Suffering Copy Share Image
“I think God comes in many pieces and colours. I can build a peaceful God, all-loving. Or I can build an angry… — Elif Shafak God Copy Share Image
