Women kill themselves because they hope to gain something, " said Kadife. "Men kill themselves because they've lost hope of gaining anything.

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

Suddenly Ka realized he was in love with İpek. And realizing that this love would determine the rest of his life, he was filled with dread.

In a brutal country like ours, where human life is 'cheap', it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas? Only people in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries.

There's a lot of pride involved in my refusal to believe in god.

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them

The real question is how much suffering we've caused our womenfolk by turning headscarves into symbols - and using women as pawns in a political game.

The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life

We're not stupid! We're just poor! And we have a right to insist on this distinction

Heroic dreams are the consolation of the unhappy. After all, when people like us say we're being heroic, it usually means we're about to kill each other--or kill ourselves.

Despite the loss they were suffering, they'd both relaxed - as people do when they realize they've run out of chances for happiness

Young man, the truth is what you create.

If you change your way of thinking about failure, you can transform your weaknesses into strengths & realize opportunities for growth.

What is your type?"I shrugged. "Non-existent.

When we agree to being part of something bigger than our own wired, fixated minds, we are saved.

Just put one foot in front of the other.

Fiction is not imagination. It is what anticipates imagination by giving it the form of reality.

You hear players, media people, say that it's tough to play in Philly in front of these fans, to those people I say: you didn't have the guts to succeed here!

Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single.

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.

It's been a mystery to me and a disappointment why conversation about health care reform hasn't turned more attention to the subject of food.