“be yourselves, don't be other person...come on O Ameerah al-Munawarrah”

“Dont regret what you dont have in life be greatful for what you have in life and dont miss what you dont have.”

“bir keresinde gölgeme gömülmüştüm. günler geceler boyu gölgemle sevişmiştim. korkma, demişti yılan gözlü falcı, kadın böyle bir şeydir. aşk diye diye kendini öldürür. defalarca ölmüştüm, her seferinde yeniden dirilmiştim. o yüzden biraz çürük kokar nefesim.içimde aşkla terbiyelenmiş cesedim.”

“Rastlantı belki de tanrının ta kendisidir.”

“The Stoics say, " Retire within yourselves; it is there you will find your rest." And that is not true. Others say, "Go out of yourselves; seek happiness in amusement." And this is not true. Illness comes. Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us.”

“No se odia mas que al igual o al superior.”

“Light the Christmas candles for your children! Let them sing carols! But don't delude yourselves, don't content yourselves year after year with the shabby, pathetic, sentimental feeling you have when you celebrate your holidays! Demand more of yourselves! Love and joy and the mysterious thing we call "happiness" are not over here or over there, they are only "within yourselves.”