She was a foreigner and, like all foreigners, she carried with her the shadow of an elsewhere. - Elif Şafak

لا يوجد شخصان متشابهان، ولا يخفق قلبان لهما الإيقاع ذاته. ولو أراد الله أن نكون متشابهين، لخلقنا متشابهين. لذلك، فإن عدم احترام الاختلافات وفرض أفكارك على الآخرين، يعني عدم احترام النظام المقدس الذي أرساه الله.

The places where we were born are the shape of our lives, even when we are away from them.

We live in an age in which there is too much information, less knowledge and even less wisdom. That ratio needs to be reversed. We definitely need less information, more knowledge, and much more wisdom.