Amaniiy Saeed

“فعندما نغرم ببعضنا بعضا، نحول الشخص الآخر إلى إله، يا لخطورة هذا الأمر. وحين لا يبادلنا الحب، نرد عليه بالغضب والامتغاص والكراهية...
- ثمة شيء في الحب يشبه الإيمان. نوع من الثقة العمياء. أليس كذلك؟ الشعور بالنشوة وطعم السعادة، سحر الارتباط بمخلوق خارج نفوسنا المحدودة والمألوفة. لكن إذا جرفنا الحب - أو الإيمان - فإنه يتحول إلى عقيدة، إالى تعلق، وتتحول العذوبة الى حموضة، ونعاني بين أيدي الآلهة التي خلقناها بأنفسنا.”
― Elif Shafak, Three Daughters of Eve

“to do list (after the breakup)
1. take refuge in your bed
2. cry. till the tears stop (this will take a few days).
3. don’t listen to slow songs.
4. delete their number from your phone even though it is memorized on your fingertips.
5. don’t look at old photos.
6. find the closest ice cream shop and treat yourself to two scoops of mint chocolate chip. the mint will calm your heart. you deserve the chocolate.
7. buy new bed sheets.
8. collect all the gifts, t-shirts, and everything with their smell on it and drop it off at a donation center.
9. plan a trip.
10. perfect the art of smiling and nodding when someone brings their name up in conversation.
11. start a new project.
12. whatever you do. do not call.
13. do not beg for what does not want to stay.
14. stop crying at some point.
15. allow yourself to feel foolish for believing you could’ve built the rest of your life in someone else’s stomach.
16. breathe.”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey

“In many parts of the world you were what you said and what you did and, also, what you read; in Turkey, as in all countries haunted by questions of identity, you were, primarily, what you rejected. It seemed that the more people went on about an author, the less likely it was that they had read their books.”
― Elif Shafak, Havva'nın Üç Kızı

“من لا يعرف وطنه، فليس له من مقياس يقيس به البلدان الأجنبية.”
― يوهان فولفغانغ فون غوته, مختارات شعرية ونثرية