لا تهتمي إلى أين سيقودك الطري، بل ركزي على الخطوة الأولى فهي أصعب خطوة يجب أن تتحمل مسؤوليتها وما أن تتخذي تلك الخطوة دعي كل شيء يجري بشكل طبيعي وسي… - Elif Şafak

لا تسيري مع التيار، بل كوني أنتِ التيار.

The past is a whirlpool. If you let it dominate your present moment, it will suck you in,” said Shams as if he had read my thoughts. “Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

People assume it’s a matter of personality, the difference between optimists and pessimists. But I believe it all comes down to an inability to forget. The greater your powers of retention, the slimmer your chances at optimism.

An ancient clay tablet read, 'the Babylonian mosquito devil is now in my land; he has slain all the men of my country'. Well, it would have been more accurate if it said, 'she has slain...', as it is the female of the species that causes the carnage, but I guess it's not the first time women have been written out of history.