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Elif Safak Quotes

For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God Picture Quote #1

Isn’t connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature? Picture Quote #1

The Iron Rule of prudence for an Istanbulite Woman: If you are as fragile as a tea glass, either find a way to never encounter burning water and hope to marry an ideal husband or get yourself laid and broken as soon as possible. Alternatively, stop being a tea-glass woman! Picture Quote #1

No reason to feel depressed about being depressed. A depression can be a golden opportunity to collect the pieces and build ourselves anew. Global Souls are always on the move, nomads at heart, connected to various cities, commuters between cultures, both from here and everywhere Picture Quote #1

Turkey has a very young, dynamic, curious population. In Europe, Facebook and Twitter are mostly about sharing daily experiences while for Turkish people, social networks are political platforms Picture Quote #1

God is the biggest storyteller, and when we create stories, we connect with him and with each other across cultural, religious and gender boundaries Picture Quote #1

The darkest nights produce the brightest stars - Motivational Quotes

Men go shopping to buy what they need. Women go shopping to find out what they want - Funny Quotes

The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can’t ban or control it. People want to be globally connected Picture Quote #1

In a normal democracy, you protect the individual from the excessive power of the state. In Turkey, power elites try to protect the state - as if this state were fragile and needed protection - when in fact, it’s too powerful already Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I feel I have more faith in European ideals than some of my British or French friends. For them, it’s a financial burden. For me, Europe is primarily about values, about fundamental rights, freedom, women’s rights Picture Quote #1

Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it’s very important that there are free elections. But it’s also obvious that this is not a liberal, mature democracy. This is why I call Turkey a wobbly democracy. At any time, it can tip over and fall down Picture Quote #1

A saint belongs to all humanity Picture Quote #1

Believers are each other’s mirrors Picture Quote #1

I never make the same mistake twice. I make it five or six times, just to be sure - Funny Quotes

A year from now you'll wish you started today - Work Quotes

Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness Picture Quote #1

Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance Picture Quote #1

Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all Picture Quote #1

The past lives within the present, and our ancestors breathe through our children Picture Quote #1

Perhaps it took a stranger to make a woman like her speak her mind Picture Quote #1

Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you Picture Quote #1

When I first saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew - William Shakespeare Quotes

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken - Oscar Wilde Quotes

Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache Picture Quote #1

Do not go with the flow. Be the flow Picture Quote #1

If you want to experience eternal illumination, put the past and the future out of your mind and remain within the present moment Picture Quote #1

Perhaps this is why lunatics have a harder time dating, not because they are off the wall but because it is hard to find soemone who is willing to date so many people in one person Picture Quote #1

Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure waters, and that is the stain of hatred and bigotry contaminating the soul. You can purify your body through abstinence and fasting, but only love will purify your heart Picture Quote #1

To each his own way and his own prayer. God does not take us at our word. He looks deep into our hearts. It is not the ceremonies or rituals that make a difference, but whether our hearts are sufficiently pure or not Picture Quote #1

I told you I'll be ready in FIVE minutes, stop calling me every half hour - Funny Quotes

Dogs teach us a lot of things but none more important than to love unconditionally - Dog Quotes

Because time is a drop in the ocean, and you cannot measure off one drop against another to see which one is bigger, which one is smaller Picture Quote #1

Submission does not mean being weak or passive. It leads to neither fatalism nor capitulation. Just the opposite. True power resides in submission. A power that comes from within. Those who submit to the divine essence of life will live in unperturbed tranquility and peace even when the whole wide world goes through turbulence after turbulence Picture Quote #1

While the parts change, the whole always remains the same. For every thief who departs this world, a new one is born. And every decent person who passes away is replaced by a new one. In this way not only does nothing remain the same but also nothing ever really changes Picture Quote #1

Feminists are now being vilified in politics, erdogan used to speak more embracingly, saying he was the leader of everyone, whether they voted for him or not. He sounds as if he puts a distance between himself and half the nation Picture Quote #1

The world does not move through time as if it were a straight line, proceeding from the past to the future. Instead time moves through and within us, in endless spirals. Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness Picture Quote #1

The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time Picture Quote #1

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For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God (Elif Safak Quotes) Isn’t connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature? (Elif Safak Quotes) The Iron Rule of prudence for an Istanbulite Woman: If you are as fragile as a tea glass, either find a way to never encounter burning water and hope to marry an ideal husband or get yourself laid and broken as soon as possible. Alternatively, stop being a tea-glass woman! (Elif Safak Quotes) No reason to feel depressed about being depressed. A depression can be a golden opportunity to collect the pieces and build ourselves anew. Global Souls are always on the move, nomads at heart, connected to various cities, commuters between cultures, both from here and everywhere (Elif Safak Quotes) Turkey has a very young, dynamic, curious population. In Europe, Facebook and Twitter are mostly about sharing daily experiences while for Turkish people, social networks are political platforms. (Elif Safak Quotes) God is the biggest storyteller, and when we create stories, we connect with him and with each other across cultural, religious and gender boundaries. (Elif Safak Quotes) The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can’t ban or control it. People want to be globally connected. (Elif Safak Quotes) In a normal democracy, you protect the individual from the excessive power of the state. In Turkey, power elites try to protect the state - as if this state were fragile and needed protection - when in fact, it’s too powerful already. (Elif Safak Quotes) Sometimes I feel I have more faith in European ideals than some of my British or French friends. For them, it’s a financial burden. For me, Europe is primarily about values, about fundamental rights, freedom, women’s rights. (Elif Safak Quotes) Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it’s very important that there are free elections. But it’s also obvious that this is not a liberal, mature democracy. This is why I call Turkey a wobbly democracy. At any time, it can tip over and fall down. (Elif Safak Quotes) A saint belongs to all humanity (Elif Safak Quotes) Believers are each other’s mirrors (Elif Safak Quotes) Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness (Elif Safak Quotes) Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance (Elif Safak Quotes) Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all (Elif Safak Quotes) The past lives within the present, and our ancestors breathe through our children (Elif Safak Quotes) Perhaps it took a stranger to make a woman like her speak her mind (Elif Safak Quotes) Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you (Elif Safak Quotes) Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache (Elif Safak Quotes) Do not go with the flow. Be the flow (Elif Safak Quotes) If you want to experience eternal illumination, put the past and the future out of your mind and remain within the present moment (Elif Safak Quotes) Perhaps this is why lunatics have a harder time dating, not because they are off the wall but because it is hard to find soemone who is willing to date so many people in one person (Elif Safak Quotes) Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure waters, and that is the stain of hatred and bigotry contaminating the soul. You can purify your body through abstinence and fasting, but only love will purify your heart (Elif Safak Quotes) To each his own way and his own prayer. God does not take us at our word. He looks deep into our hearts. It is not the ceremonies or rituals that make a difference, but whether our hearts are sufficiently pure or not (Elif Safak Quotes) Because time is a drop in the ocean, and you cannot measure off one drop against another to see which one is bigger, which one is smaller (Elif Safak Quotes) Submission does not mean being weak or passive. It leads to neither fatalism nor capitulation. Just the opposite. True power resides in submission. A power that comes from within. Those who submit to the divine essence of life will live in unperturbed tranquility and peace even when the whole wide world goes through turbulence after turbulence (Elif Safak Quotes) While the parts change, the whole always remains the same. For every thief who departs this world, a new one is born. And every decent person who passes away is replaced by a new one. In this way not only does nothing remain the same but also nothing ever really changes (Elif Safak Quotes) Feminists are now being vilified in politics, erdogan used to speak more embracingly, saying he was the leader of everyone, whether they voted for him or not. He sounds as if he puts a distance between himself and half the nation (Elif Safak Quotes) The world does not move through time as if it were a straight line, proceeding from the past to the future. Instead time moves through and within us, in endless spirals. Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness (Elif Safak Quotes) The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time (Elif Safak Quotes)

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