لو بقينا ذات الشخص قبل أن نحب وبعده، فهذا يعني أن حبّنا لم يكن كافيًا. - Elif Şafak
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لو بقينا ذات الشخص قبل أن نحب وبعده، فهذا يعني أن حبّنا لم يكن كافيًا.
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Elif Şafak
Elif Shafak (born October 25, 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, academic, public speaker and women's rights activist.
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Elif Bilgin Shafaq
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