Zeynep Attar

“The five brothers and sisters, and I myself, have gradually grown more adult, more polite, more guarded—have become, in short, “members of society”—and when we do on occasion meet, it’s not the least bit fun.”
― Osamu Dazai, Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

“Apartman Cicegi

Sen gidince dili biraktim
Kaldirdim cekyati televizyonu onunden
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Sen gidince sepet aldim balkona
Evden cikmak yoldan cikmak gibi buyudu gozumde
Kusun kafesini actim bir aksamustu
Kafesin adini Mavis koydum
Sen gidince
Rasyonel dusunceyi biraktim
Gazete falan okurken buyuk kolaylik oldu
Iki ayri cicek yetistirdim iki ayri saksida
Birinin adini Solmaz koydum

Digeri soldu”
― Can Bonomo, Şu Sevdalar Tevatürü

“Dear Dan, I recently attended one of your lectures, and I was wondering why an Israeli guy telling Jewish jokes is wearing an Indian shirt?
D.A.: In general I am not someone who should be asked for fashion advice, but this particular case might be the one exception........My solution? I figured that as long as I am wearing clothes from a different culture, no one is politically correct (and this includes almost everyone in the United States ) could complain that I'm underdressed. After all, any such critic could be offending a whole subcontinent.”
― Dan Ariely, Irrationally yours : On Missing Socks, Pick-up Lines and Other Existential Puzzles

“Hayati ciddiye almayi, gencligimde romanlari ciddiye alarak ogrendim. Edebi romanlar bize hayati ciddiye almayi, her seyin elimizde oldugunu, kisisel kararlarimizin hayatimizi sekillendirdigini gostererek ogretir.”
― Orhan Pamuk, The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist