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East meets West at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul. The travellers are a glorious gallimaufry of pilgrims on their way to Mecca, sunburned Swedes with bags full of duty-free Absolut Vodka, businessmen in mass-produced suits, white-clad sheiks
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“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
“I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predestined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road. —Stephen Hawking, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays”
― Here One Moment
― Here One Moment
“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
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For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
―
“If you let go of desire and regret (for what is regret but the desire to undo the past?), you will realize you have everything you need. There is no gap in your life. Once you accept that reality, you can find peace, contentment, and a happiness more profound and lasting than anything you’ve ever experienced.”
― The Other Side of Night
― The Other Side of Night
“I agree that society leaves much to be desired, but when it comes to religion, I tend to think it humbles us—teaches us our place in the world.” “Really?” she said, surprised. “I think it lets us off the hook. I think it teaches us that nothing is really our fault; that something or someone else is pulling the strings; that ultimately, we’re not to blame for the way things are; that to improve things, we should pray. But the truth is, we are very much responsible for the badness in the world. And we have the power to fix it.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
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