“It was always like this. When you spoke the truth, they hated you. The more you talked about love, the more they… — Elif Shafak Bigotry Copy Share Image
“As a Sufi I had sworn to protect life and do no harm. In this world of illusions, so many people were… — Elif Shafak Life Copy Share Image
“When I met you, Peri, I thought this girl doesn't know it but she carries the three passion of Bertrand Russel: the… — Elif Shafak Compassion Copy Share Image
“Peri loved her father's tales. She had grown up with them. Yet the melancholy with which they were infused pierced her soul,… — Elif Shafak Parenting Copy Share Image
“Faith, whichever way Selma understood it, infused her with a sense of surrender that could have been a cause of weakness had… — Elif Shafak Faith Copy Share Image
“Masters are great but books are better. He who has a library has a thousand teachers. Your Prophet said, “Seek lore, even… — Elif Shafak Books 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 Compass 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 Little Desexualized Copy Share Image
“You say you are ready to deliver your knowledge to another person. You want to hold the Truth in your palm as… — Elif Shafak Knowledge Copy Share Image
“Why did it have to be this way? Why did she not feel attracted to this boy, who was kind and personable,… — Elif Shafak Attracted 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… — Elif Shafak Books Copy Share Image
“Time, like a skilful tailor, had seamlessly stitched together the two fabrics that sheathed Peri’s life: what people thought of her and… — Elif Shafak Broken pieces Copy Share Image
“Hasan, the Begger: Believe it or not, they call this purgatory on earth “holy-suffering”. I am a leper stuck in limbo. Neither… — Elif Shafak Almost love 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
“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
“No matter what might pour down, no matter how heavy the cloudburst or how icy the sleet, you should never ever utter… — Elif Shafak Profanities Copy Share Image
“Intellect and love are made of different materials,” he said. “Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all… — Elif Shafak Intellect 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 Certainty Certainty Copy Share Image
“Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your… — Elif Shafak Change Copy Share Image
“In truth, food (within reason, don't go overboard) and beverages (non-alcoholic, we need our brains sober) are encouraged- not only because they… — Elif Shafak Food Copy Share Image
