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You know what they say about finding a man in Alaska—the odds are good, but the goods are odd.”
“Intellect and love are made of different materials,” he said. “Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all tangles and risks everything. Intellect is always cautious and advises, ‘Beware too much ecstasy,’ whereas love says, ‘Oh, never mind! Take the plunge!’ Intellect does not easily break down, whereas love can effortlessly reduce itself to rubble. But treasures are hidden among ruins. A broken heart hides treasures.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“A person was like a city. You couldn't let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you don't like, a few dodgy side streets and suburbs, but the good stuff makes it worthwhile.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“Some people make the mistake of confusing “submission” with “weakness,” whereas it is anything but. Submission is a form of peaceful acceptance of the terms of the universe, including the things we are currently unable to change or comprehend.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“Anatolia is made up of a mixture of religions, peoples, and cuisines. If we can eat the same food, sing
the same sad songs, believe in the same superstitions, and dream the same dreams at night, why shouldn’t
we be able to live together? I have known Christian babies with Muslim names and Muslim babies fed by
Christian milk mothers. Ours is an ever-liquid world where everything flows and mixes. If there is a
frontier between Christianity and Islam, it has to be more flexible than scholars on both sides think it is.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
the same sad songs, believe in the same superstitions, and dream the same dreams at night, why shouldn’t
we be able to live together? I have known Christian babies with Muslim names and Muslim babies fed by
Christian milk mothers. Ours is an ever-liquid world where everything flows and mixes. If there is a
frontier between Christianity and Islam, it has to be more flexible than scholars on both sides think it is.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
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