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!

Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache.

Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you.

Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.

Yeah, we should all line up along the Bosphorus Bridge and puff as hard as we can to shove this city in the direction of the West. If that doesn't work, we'll try the other way, see if we can veer to the East. It's no good to be in between. International politics does not appreciate ambiguity.

Article Five: If you have no reason or ability to accomplish anything, then just practice the art of becoming.

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