I do know this much though: If a man resorts to wiles, guile and petty deceptions, it means he's nowhere near being in love.

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.

On the road to success there are determination, real hard work, perseverance and challenges to tackle.

I think planning to be a "professional adventurer" is about as realistic as planning to be a basketball player, so I don't usually encourage it.

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care.

God is the only one who can make the valley of trouble a door of hope.

It takes a real man to make a true confession-a Chocolate Soldier will excuse or cloak his sin.

[Paradox is] truth standing on its head to gain attention.

Stop smiling. Every time you smile, an angel dies.

Be the person others can count on to get things done

If we can teach a teacher we can reach more people.

Morality and ethics are nothing but footballs, wherewith people, strong people play to win points.