Batool Shah

“When I saw her I was in love with her. Everything turned over inside of me.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

“No matter who we are or where we live, deep inside we all feel incomplete. It’s like we have lost something and need to get it back. Just what that something is, most of us never find out. And of those who do, even fewer manage to go out and look for it.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“For despite what some people say, love is not a sweet feeling bound to come and quickly go away. In many ways the twenty-first century is not that different from the thirteenth century. Both will be recorded in history as times of unprecedented religious clashes, cultural misunderstandings, and a general sense of insecurity and fear of the Other. At times like these, the need for love is greater than ever. Because love is the very essence and purpose of life. As Rumi reminds us, it hits everybody, including those who shun love - even those who use the word "romantic" as a sign of disapproval.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

“Three scents accompany my memories of this place: cut wood, poppy-seed bread, and the soft, crisp smell of snow.”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love