“The erasure of Islam from Rumi’s poetry started long before Coldplay got involved.”— Rozina Ali, newyorker.com
“We cannot say much about love at first sight. It happens, and we live in the wake of a new life.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”— Rumi, patheos.com
“Don’t grieve for what doesn’t come. Some things that don’t happen keep disasters from happening.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“In the love-ocean clothes are an embarrassment. Don't look to be famous here, and don't expect payment.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“Never think that you are worthless. God has paid an enormous amount for you, and the gifts keep arriving.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“The drum we hear inside us now we may not hear tomorrow. We have such fear of what comes next. Death.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“Let the lover be disgraceful, crazy, absentminded. Someone sober will worry about things going badly. Let the lover be.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“A man goes to sleep in the town where he has always lived, and he dreams he's living in another town.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“When the ocean comes to you as a lover, marry at once, quickly, for God's sake! Don't postpone it! Existence has no better gift. No amount of searching will find this.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”— Rumi, amazon.com