Never had it occurred to him that you could deceive the person you held dear. It was his first lesson in the complexity of love. - Elif Şafak

You are too timid for me. You care too much about what other people think. But you know what? Because you are so desperate to win the approval of others, you'll never get rid of their criticisms, no matter how hard you try. You say you want to travel the path, but you don't want to sacrifice anything to that end. Money, fame, power, lavishness, or carnal pleasure - whatever it is that one holds most dear in life, one should dispose of that first.

وحتى لو كان قد تبقى من حياتك يوم واحد يشبه اليوم الذي سبقه ، فإن ذلك يدعو للرثاء . ففي كل لحظة ، ومع كل نفس جديد ، يجب على المرء أن يتجدد ويتجدد ثانية . ولا توجد إلا وسيلة واحدة حتى يولد المرء في حياة جديدة وهي أن يموت قبل الموت.

Most of the problems of the world stem from linguistic mistakes and simple misunderstandings. Don’t ever take words at face value. When you step into the zone of love, language as we know it becomes obsolete. That which cannot be put into words can only be grasped through silence. (6)