Richard Menezes

“If you have no interest in their answers, then do not ask questions.”
― Elif Shafak, The Bastard of Istanbul

“To admit uncertainty is to admit to weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both. It is a frailty, but in this frailty there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not in someone else’s.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“Petite-Ma retained a most special place in Asya's heart. She loved her dearly. Unlike some others in the family, Petite-Ma had always been capable of loving without suffocating. She would never nag or nitpick or sting. Her protectiveness was not possessive.”
― Elif Shafak, The Bastard of Istanbul

“The soul needs to shiver to wake up,”
― Elif Shafak, The Bastard of Istanbul