“ To each his own way and his own prayer. God does not take us at our word. He looks deep into our hearts. It is not the ceremonies or rituals that make a difference, but whether our hearts are sufficie… Elif Shafak
“ Faith is only a word if there is no love at its center, so flaccid and lifeless, vague and hollow - not anything you could truly feel. Elif Shafak
“ Creativity is contagious. And so is banality. Criticism is an art in itself. Don’t let the dullness around destroy the creativity within. T.S. Eliot said, “honest criticism and sensitive appreciation… Elif Shafak
“ Choose Love, Love! Without the sweet life ofLove, living is a burden - as you have seen. Elif Shafak
“ Ironically, [living in] communities of the like - minded is one of the greatest dangers of today ́s globalized world. And it ́s happening everywhere, among liberals and conservatives, agnostics and be… Elif Shafak
“ Father, I am from a different egg than your other children. Think of me as a duckling raised by hens. I am not a domestic bird destined to spend his life in a chicken coop. The water that scares you r… Elif Shafak
“ Some among the Armenians in the diaspora would never want the Turks to recognize the genocide. If they do so, they'll pull the rug out from under our feet and take the strongest bond that unites us. J… Elif Shafak
“ My interest in Sufism began when I was a college student. At the time, I was a rebellious young woman who liked to wrap several shawls of ‘-isms’ around her shoulders: I was a leftist, feminist, nihil… Elif Shafak
“ Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That's the hardest part and that's what you are responsible for. Once you take that step let everything do what it natural… Elif Shafak
“ It is so demanding to be born into a house full of women, where everyone loves you so overwhelmingly that they end up suffocating with their love; a house where you, as the only child, have to be more… Elif Shafak
“ You see, unlike in the movies, there is no THE END sign flashing at the end of books. When I've read a book, I don't feel like I've finished anything. So I start a new one. Elif Shafak
“ Because time is a drop in the ocean, and you cannot measure off one drop against another to see which one is bigger, which one is smaller. Elif Shafak
“ Every winner is inclined to think he will be triumphant forever. Every loser tends to fear that he is going to be beaten forever. But both are wrong for the same reason: Everything changes except the… Elif Shafak
“ ...for love loves power. That is why we can suicidally fall in love with others but can rarely reciprocate the love of those suicidally in love with us. Elif Shafak
“ If a stone hits a river, the river will treat it as yet another commotion in its already tumultuous course. Nothing unusual. Nothing unmanageable. If a stone hits a lake, however, the lake will never… Elif Shafak
