“But treasures are hidden among ruins. A broken heart hides treasures.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Love, Heartbreak, Treasure, Blessings In Disguise
“If you want to change the way others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Self-Respect, Self-Love, Love Yourself
“Your aura has lost its shine because of all the years you have convinced yourself that you are dirty inside and out.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Aura, Self-Loathe, Acceptance
“Just as clay needs to go through intense heat to become strong, Love can only be perfected in pain.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Pain, Change, pressure
“But you know what? Because you are so desperate to win the approval of others, you'll never get rid of their criticisms, no matter how hard you try.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Criticisms, Approval, Judgments, Society, People
“Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Love, Heartbreak
“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Fate, God, Destiny, Faith
“Love cannot be explained. It can only be experienced. Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Love, True Love, Paradoxes
“To stay alive, you need to fight. It's as simple as that.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Fight, Survival, Life
“The idea that we could control the course of our lives through rational choices was as absurd as a fish trying to control the ocean in which it swam.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Control, Life, Destiny, Choices
“To him, people who had not made their heart their primary guide to life, who could not open to love and follow its path the way a sunflower follows the sun, were not really alive.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Following Your Heart, heart, Passion
“The quest for Love changes us. There is no seeker among those who search for Love who has not matured on the way. The moment you start looking for Love, you start to change within and without.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Love, Change, True Love
“But as we both know, God never burdens us with more than we can bear.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Hard Times, Pain, God, burdens
“Be thankful for every thorn that others might throw at you. It is a sign that you will soon be showered in roses.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Hard Times, Pain, Criticism
“His honesty offended others, but he liked to provoke people to see what came out of them in moments of anger.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Honesty, Anger, character
“No matter what your destination, just be sure to make every journey a journey within.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: The Journey, The Path, Soul
“Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That’s the hardest part and that’s what you are responsible for.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: The Journey, The Path, Taking Risks, First Steps
“Finally I understood that whenever people heard something unusual, they called it a dream.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Dreams, Reality, People
“What we need is sincere self-examination. Not being on the watch for the fault of others.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Judgments, self-reflection
“It was always like this. When you spoke the truth, they hated you. The more you talked about love, the more they hated you.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Love, Truth, Honesty
“The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Karma, Words
“If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven’t loved enough.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Friendship, Love, Transformation
“If you want to strengthen your faith, you will need to soften inside. For your faith to be rock solid, your heart needs to be as soft as a feather.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Softness, kindness, Love, Faith
“You can purify your body through fasting and abstinence, but only love will purify your heart.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Love, Purity, Cleansing
“What good could come out of a man who cannot settle down? If a man has no sense of belonging, he can drift in every direction, like a dry leaf in the wind.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: lost, Getting Lost, Belonging
“Life is a sequence of births and deaths. Moments are born and moments die. For new experiences to come to light, old ones need to wither away.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: travel, Change, Life, Moments, Experiences
“Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Love, Life, Challenges, Obstacles, Optimism
“You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: God, Love, Faith, Religion
“Your destiny is the level where you will play your tune. You might not change your instrument but how well you play is entirely in your hands.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.comTagged: Destiny, Life, Fate