When I am writing political op-eds, I do think carefully about the impact of my words. When I am writing fiction, it's a different story. In my fiction I am more reckless. I don't care about the real world until I am done with the book.

perhaps it took a stranger to make a woman like her speak her mind.

No reason to feel depressed about being depressed. A depression can be a golden opportunity to collect the pieces and build ourselves anew. Global Souls are always on the move, nomads at heart, connected to various cities, commuters between cultures, both from here and everywhere.

Love exists within each of us from the moment we are born and waits to be discovered from then on.

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.

Even a speck of love should not go unappreciated, because, as Rumi said, love is the water of life.

Loneliness and solitude are two different things. When you are lonely, it is easy to delude yourself into believing that you are on the right path. Solitude is better for us, as it means being alone without feeling lonely. But eventually it is best to find a person, the person who will be your mirror. Remember, only in another person's heart can you truly see yourself and the presence of God within you.