In a world that is ever shifting and unpredictable, I've come to believe it is totally fine not to feel fine. It is perfectly okay not be okay. If tr… - Elif Şafak
""
In a world that is ever shifting and unpredictable, I've come to believe it is totally fine not to feel fine. It is perfectly okay not be okay. If truth be told, if from time to time, you do not catch yourself overwhelmed and exhausted, or even incandescent, maybe you are not really following what is going on - here, there and everywhere.
Elif Shafak (born October 25, 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, academic, public speaker and women's rights activist.
Biography information from
Wikiquote·
Portrait adapted from
Wikimedia Commons, Publicity shot by Ebru Bilun, released by Michael Radulescu of Rusoff Agency, the literary agency for the subject (CC BY-SA)
Also Known As
Alternative Names:
Elif Shafak
•
Elif Bilgin Shafaq
Portrait from Wikimedia Commons. Credit: Publicity shot by Ebru Bilun, released by Michael Radulescu of Rusoff Agency, the literary agency for the subject. Used under CC BY-SA. Processed and styled by Quotewise.
Go Premium
Support Quotewise while enjoying an ad-free experience and premium features.
Mothers don't go to heaven when they die. They get special permission from God to stay around a bit longer and watch over their children, no matter what has passed between them in their brief mortal lives.
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.
Try QuoteGPT
Chat naturally about what you need. Each answer links back to real quotes with citations.
إن الماضي تفسير, والمستقبل وهم. إن العالم لا يتحرك عبر الزمن وكأنه خط مستقيم, يمضي من الماضي إلى المستقبل. بل إن الزمن يتحرك من خلالنا وفي داخلنا.
