Imagination was a dangerously captivating magic for those compelled to be realistic in life, and words could be poisonous for those destined always t… - Elif Şafak

Tell me, if you teach someone the alphabet, how can you stop him from reading? When one has tasted the elixir of love, how can she not thirst for it? Once you have seen yourself through your beloved's eyes, you're not the same person any longer. I was blind all this time, and now that my eyes are open, i'm afraid of light. But i don't want to live like a mole. Not anymore.

when you feel alone don’t look within, look out and look beyond for others who feel the same way, for there are always others, and if you can connect with them and with their story, you will be able to see everything in a new light.

لو بقينا ذات الشخص قبل أن نحب وبعده، فهذا يعني أن حبّنا لم يكن كافيًا.