Valexine

“Grief is a swallow,' he said. 'One day you wake up and you think it's gone, but it's only migrated to some other place, warming its feathers. Sooner or later, it will return and perch in your heart again.”
― Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

“an unconditional obedience to age and authority.”
― Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

“It is the quality of one's convictions that determines success, not the number of followers”
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Little did she yet understand that the end of childhood comes not when a child’s body changes with puberty, but when her mind is finally able to see her life through the eyes of an outsider.”
― Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World