Quotes by : Elif Shafak

Every book is a journey, a map into the complexities of the human mind and soul.

It was always like this. When you spoke the truth, they hated you. The more you talked about love, the....

Little did he know, back then, that the worth of one's faith depended not on how solid and strong it....

Ironically, [living in] communities of the like - minded is one of the greatest dangers of today ́s....

It is so demanding to be born into a house full of women, where everyone loves you so overwhelmingly....

There were many words piled up inside my chest, stories waiting to be told. I wanted to hand all this....

Some people make the mistake of confusing "submission" with "weakness", whereas it is anything but. Submission....

...when women survive an awful marriage or love affair, and all that shit, they generally avoid another....

Creativity is contagious. And so is banality. Criticism is an art in itself. Don’t let the dullness....

Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before....