Maren Oksienik

“Words are like birds,” says Mr. Bradbury. “When you publish books, you are setting caged birds free. They can go wherever they please. They can fly over the highest walls and across vast distances, settling in the mansions of the gentry, in farmsteads and laborers’ cottages alike. You never know whom those words will reach, whose hearts will succumb to their sweet songs.”
― Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky

“Helena’s life is so fucking cushy that she has all the time in the world to muse on the potential theoretical, philosophical, academical ramifications of trans lives. Theo just wants to fuckin’ be. Don’t quite seem fair, does it?”
― Juno Dawson, Her Majesty's Royal Coven

“Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog.”
― Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky

“Where you have set your mind begin the journey Let your heart have no fear, keep your eyes on me.”
― Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky