I have always differentiated between two types of friends; those who want proofs of friendship, and those who do not. One kind loves me for myself and the others for themselves.

İstanbul is a magical seal which unites Europe and Asia since the ancient times. Without a doubt, Istanbul is certainly the most beautiful place of the world.

The first man who compared woman to a rose was a poet; the second, an imbecile.

Our dreams are a second life. I have never been able to penetrate without a shudder those ivory or horned gates which separate us from the invisible world.

Nothing is indifferent, nothing is powerless in the universe; an atom might destroy everything, an atom might save everything!

The key to success is simple. Make people dream.

When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.

Our dreams are a second life.

The enthusiasm of old men is singularly like that of infancy.

The tree of knowledge is not the tree of life! And yet can we cast out of our spirits all the good or evil poured into them by so many learned generations? Ignorance cannot be learned.

The only refuge left to us was the poet's ivory tower, which we climbed, ever higher, to isolate ourselves from the mob.

Why don't I just go against all reason, ignore past experiences and fall in love with you?

I really believe that we don't have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both.

There are strong people who aren't able to climb. It's about reading the rock, knowing how to position your body and having the tenacity to not let go.

My parents were inspired by Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas when naming me. They specifically saved this masculine name for their only girl.

The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.

Young people are capable, when aroused, of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom.

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

Leadership is like parenting.

The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.

When I am writing a story it feels as real as the life I am experiencing off the page. It's an emotional illusion, I guess.