No matter who we are or where we live, deep inside we all feel incomplete. It’s like we have lost something and need to get it back. Just what that s… - Elif Şafak

Noatalgia Nalan believed there were two families in this world:relatives formed blood family;and friends,the water family.If your blood family happened to be nice and caring,you could count your lucky stars and make the most of it; and if not,there was still hope; things could take a turn for the better once you are old enough to leave your home sour home.
As for the water family, this was formed much later in life and was,to a large extent,of your own making. While it was true that nothing could take the place of a loving, happy blood family, in the absence of one, a good water family could wash away the hurt and pain collected inside like black soot.It is therefore possible for your friends to have a treasured place in your heart, and occupy a bigger space than all your kin combined.But those who had never experienced what it felt like to be spurned by their own relatives would not understand this truth in a million years.They would never know that there were times when water ran thicker than blood.

عندما أقرأ كتابا، لا أشعر أنني أنهيت أي شيء؛ لذلك فإني أبدأ كتابا جديدا.

Three scents accompany my memories of this place: cut wood, poppy-seed bread, and the soft, crisp smell of snow.