246 Quotes by Elif Shafak

C'était la première fois qu'elle rencontrait un être si jeune possédant une mémoire si ancienne.

Il y a une chose aussi grave que le terrorisme ou l’horreur de l’acte. C’est la facilité avec laquelle nous nous habituons à ce genre de nouvelles.

Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?Elif Shafak

Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that you life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?

Dacă suntem aceeași oameni înainte și după ce-am iubit înseamnă că n-am iubit destul. [...] Dar vechea zicală stă încă în picioare : Acolo unde-i iubire, trebuie să fie și durere.

The past is a whirlpool. If you let it dominate your present moment, it will suck you in. Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

Things that can seem malicious or unfortunate are often a blessing in disguise, whereas things that might seem unpleasant can be harmful in the long run.

Ironically, [living in] communities of the like - minded is one of the greatest dangers of today ́s globalized world. And it ́s happening everywhere, among liberals and conservatives, agnostics and believers, the rich and the poor, East and West alike. We tend to form clusters based on similarity, and then we produce stereotypes about other clusters of people. In my opinion, one way of transcending these cultural ghettos is through the art of storytelling

kimine kafi gelir bu ten suretiböyle doğar, böyle sırlanırkimine dar gelir bu ten suretihep arar, savrulurkiminin imanı korkudur"ve inne rabbeke leşediydül'ikaab"(gerçekten senin tanrı'nın azabı çok şiddetlidir)kiminin imanı safi aşktır "ve ma rabbüke bizzallamin lil'abiyd"(rabbin kullarına asla zulmedici değildir)her kim ki aşk için, aşkla yaşaraşkı arar, aşkla yanarişbu vücud şehrininkapısını aralar.