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The Bastard of Istanbul

by Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author)

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“You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you.”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

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“So many people enter and leave your life! Hundreds of thousands of people! You have to keep the door open so they can come in! But it also means you have to let them go!”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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“The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.”
― Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin

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“I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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“Humans are the only animal that blushes, laughs, has religion, wages war, and kisses with lips. So in a way, the more you kiss with lips, the more human you are. And the more you wage war.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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