"إن الطريق إلى الحقيقة يمر من القلب، لا من الرأس فاجعل قلبك، لا عقلك، دليلك الرئيسي. واجه، تحدّ، وتغلب في نهاية المطاف على "النفس" بقلبك. إن معرفتك بن… - Elif Şafak

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

The midwife knows that when there is no pain, the way for the baby cannot be opened and the mother cannot give birth. Likewise, for a new Self to be born, hardship is necessary.

Learn the truth, my friend, but be careful not to make a fetish out of your truths.