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“قاعدة أخرى
إن السعي وراء الحب يغيرنا فما من أحد يسعى وراء الحب إلا وينضج أثناء رحلته
فما إن تبدأ رحلة البحث عن الحب
حتى تبدأ أن تتغير من الداخل والخارج.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“I've come to believe that there exists in the universe something I call "The Physics of The Quest" — a force of nature governed by laws as real as the laws of gravity or momentum. And the rule of Quest Physics maybe goes like this: "If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting (which can be anything from your house to your bitter old resentments) and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared – most of all – to face (and forgive) some very difficult realities about yourself... then truth will not be withheld from you." Or so I've come to believe.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master...”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

“قاعدة أخرى
يتكون الفكر والحب من مواد مختلفة
فالفكر يربط البشر في عقد
لكن الحب يذيب جميع العقد
إن الفكر حذر علي الدوام وهو يقول ناصحا "احذر الكثير من النشوة" بينما الحب يقول "لا تكترث أقدم على هذه المجازفة" وفي حين أن الفكر لا يمكن أن يتلاشى بسهولة
فإن الحب يتهدم بسهولة ويصبح ركاما من تلقاء نفسه لكن الكنوز تتواري بين الأنقاض
والقلب الكسير يخبئ كنوزا.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you.”
― Elif Shafak

“The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“لا يعنى الصبر أن تتحمل المصاعب سلبا، يل يعنى أن تكون بعيد النظر بحيث تثق بالنتيجة النهائية التي ستتمخض عن أي عملية.
ماذا يعني الصبر؟ إنه يعني أن تنظر إلى الشوكة وترى الوردة، أن تنظر إلى الليل وترى الفجر. أما نفاد الصبر فيعنى أن تكون قصير النظر ولا تتمكن من رؤية النتيجة.
إن عشاق الله لاينفد صبرهم مطلقا، لأنهم يعرفون أنه لكى يصبح الهلال بدرا، فهو يحتاج إلى وقت”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love