Elif Şafak Quotes

"The world is unfair, said Meryem. "If a stone falls on an egg, it is bad for the egg; if an egg falls on a stone, it is still bad for the egg.

لا تحكم على الطريقة التي يتواصل بها الناس مع الله, فلكل امرئ طريقته وصلاته الخاصة. إن الله لا يأخذنا بكلمتنا, بل ينظر في أعماق قلوبنا. وليست المناسك أو الطقوس هي التي تجعلنا مؤمنين بل إن كانت قلوبنا صافية أم لا.

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!

‫الفساد الأخلاقي لا يختلف كثيرا عن الإصابة بمرض فظيع يأتي فجأة وينتشر بسرعة، فيصيب الأغنياء والفقراء، الصغار والكبار على حد سواء. وهذا هو حال مدينتنا اليوم.‬

"إن عشاق الله لا ينفذ صبرهم مطلقاً، لأنهم يعرفون أنه لكي يصبح الهلال بدراً، فهو يحتاج إلى وقت".

I don’t think I’ll ever become a real writer and that’s quite all right now. I’ve reached an age at which I’m more at peace with my limitations and failures.

There were many legends about these rocks and behind every legend a story of forbidden love.

So I guess it is in my genes, this melancholy I can never quite shake off. Carved with an invisible knife into my arborescent skin.

You see, there are two kinds: the surface and the deep water. Now, Aphrodite emerged from foam, remember? Foam love is a nice feeling, but just as superficial. When it’s gone, it’s gone, nothing remains. Always aim for the kind of love that comes from the deep.

Bazen... böyle birdenbire yaralanıveririz. Ama her yara iyileşir. Eninde sonunda kabuk bağlar, üstünü kapatır. Gözlerden saklanır. Çünkü hiçbir yara görülmek istemez. Yeter ki bu yara gözbebeklerine çıkmasın. Çünkü eğer gözbebeklerin yaralanırsa, bir daha asla aynı gözle bakamazsın dünyaya. Baktığın her şeyin kötü yanını görmeye başlarsın. Saklı kalmış pislikler bile kaçmaz gözlerinden. Öteki insanlar da hisseder artık aynı şeyleri görmediğini ve artık onları sevmediğini. Rahatsız olurlar. Onlar da bir daha aynı gözle bakamaz sana. Bu yüzden kimse seni yakınında görmek istemez. Resim aynı resimdir aslında, değişen senin gözlerindir. Eğer sen çıkarsan resimden, her şey eskisi gibi kalır, herkes rahat eder. Şahsen bence en iyisi, gitmektir böyle durumlarda. Üstüne üstüne gitmek. İnadına!

One of the rules says, You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue, or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover. There is no one who has lived after seeing Him, just like there is no one who has died after seeing Him. Whoever finds Him will remain with Him forever.

there were three fountains of wisdom from which every artisan should drink abundantly: books, work and roads. Reading, practising and travelling.

That is why we can suicidally fall in love with others but can rarely reciprocate the love of those suicidally in love with us.

"قاعدة أخرى
يتكون الفكر والحب من مواد مختلفة
فالفكر يربط البشر في عقد
لكن الحب يذيب جميع العقد
إن الفكر حذر علي الدوام وهو يقول ناصحا "احذر الكثير من النشوة" بينما الحب يقول "لا تكترث أقدم على هذه المجازفة" وفي حين أن الفكر لا يمكن أن يتلاشى بسهولة
فإن الحب يتهدم بسهولة ويصبح ركاما من تلقاء نفسه لكن الكنوز تتواري بين الأنقاض
والقلب الكسير يخبئ كنوزا."

فعندما لا تفضي لأحد بشيء استثنائي، فأنه سيعتبر أن كل شيء يسير علي ما يرام