Onur Bal

“We should not be ashamed of appreciating the truth and acquiring the truth wherever it comes from, even if it comes from remote races and different nations. For
him who seeks the truth, nothing is worthier than the truth, and the truth is neither
belittled nor demeaned by him who reports it or by him who brings it. Nobody is
demeaned by the truth, but everybody is ennobled by the truth.
We would do well—since we are striving to perfect our species and in this the truth
resides—in this book to stick to our habits in all the subjects [we have dealt with]: to
present what the ancients have dealt with completely, in the most straightforward
and easiest way for those who will follow this path, and to complete what they did
not deal with completely, following, in so doing, the custom of the language and the
usages of the time, to the best of our ability”
― Al-Kindi

“But now outside my father's house I am nothing; yes, often I have looked on the nature of women thus, that we are nothing. Young girls, in my opinion have the sweetest existence known to mortals in their fathers' homes, for innocence keeps children safe and happy always. But when we reach puberty and understanding, we are thrust out and sold away from our ancestral gods and from our parents. Some go to strangers' homes, others to foreigners', some to joyless houses, some to hostile. And all this, once the first night has yoked us to our husband, we are forced to praise and say that all is well.”
― Sophocles

“Ben sadece uzak ve biçare bir seyirciydim, onlarla aramda derin bir uçurum açılmıştı, anlıyordum. Bugün boştu kalbim ve çalılar bitkiler o zamanlardaki büyülü kokularını yitirmişlerdi, anlıyordum. Servilerin arasında boşluklar, fasılalarla belirmiş, tepeler kavruklaşmıştı. Ben eski ben değildim; çağırsaydım getirseydim de konuşsaydım onunla, duymaz anlamazdı beni.”
― Sadık Hidayet, The Blind Owl

“Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.

A white flower grows in the quietness.
Let your tongue become that flower.”
― Rumi