There's been quite a clear upswing in nationalist sentiments. Everyone is talking about it, in Turkey as well.

Life can't be all that bad,' i'd think from time to time. 'Whatever happens, i can always take a long walk along the Bosphorus.

Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?

Before my birth there was infinite time, and after my death, inexhaustible time. I never thought of it before: I'd been living luminously between two eternities of darkness.

I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.

Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere

For if a lover's face survives emblazoned on your heart, the world is still your home.

Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.

To savour Istanbul's back streets, to appreciate the vines and trees that endow its ruins with accidental grace, you must, first and foremost, be a stranger to them.

After all, a woman who doesn't love cats is never going to be make a man happy.

Why won’t you help me?
You have to able to manage on your own.

Sometimes, when you sleep with the enemy, waking up is the hardest part." ~ Muse

I don't really have dream roles. Every single time I've gotten a great job, it's far exceeded my expectations and my dreams.

There is no easy fix or youth unemployment. Partnership between the public and private sectors can make a big difference.

The sooner the doctrine of original sin disappears, the better it is for theology.

Never underestimate the power of a good story.

I have a nice little house in LA. Well, the bedroom is nice. I have French doors in the bedroom. They don't open unless I lick them.

When you're growing up, you just take what you've got.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

My life is not easy, but it's awesome.