A Saint Belongs To All Humanity.

Isn't Connecting People To Distant Lands And Culture One Of The Strengths Of Good Literature?

Sometimes I Feel I Have More Faith In European Ideals Than Some Of My British Or French Friends. For Them, It's A Financial Burden. For Me, Europe Is Primarily About Values, About Fundamental Rights, Freedom, Women's Rights.

But Let Us Not Forget That Cities Are Like Human Beings. They Are Born, They Go Through Childhood And Adolescence, They Grow Old, And Eventually They Die

I Slept Peacefully That Night, Feeling Exultant And Determined. Little Did I Know That I Was Making The Most Common And The Most Painful Mistake Women Have Made All Throughout The Ages: To Naively Think That With Their Love They Can Change The Man They Love.

I See Two Opposite Tendencies In Turkish Society: People Feel Demoralized, They Lose The Interest In Politics And Retreat To Their Private Lives; Or They Become Very Angry And Even More Politicized, And Radicalized. Both Trends Are Troublesome.