غير أن المرأة لا تصير أمّا بمجرد الإنجاب،بل عليها أن تتعلم الأمومة، إنها معرفة. يأخذ استيعابها عند البعض وقتًا أطول من الآخرين.فهناك مثيلاتى، من يجدن أ… - Elif Şafak

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!

Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that you life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?

I’ve been thinking that you are my country. Is that a strange thing to say? Without you, I don’t have a home in this world; I am a felled tree, my roots severed all round; you can topple me with the touch of a finger.