Cevdet Mercan Quotes & Sayings

To see things in the seed, that is genius. — Lao-Tzu

Most of the languages that now exist are almost certain to become extinct within this century. — John McWhorter

Carmen was bad at loving. She loved too hard. — Ann Brashares

A plausible rumor / Seems a lot more believable / Than the truth itself. — Kobo Abe

Good morning, sunshine," he said, his smile quickly disappearing in the face of her murderous glance when she raised her face to look at him.

"Shut up and die, morning person. Coffee," she mumbled.

Right. Note to self. Mate was not a morning person. He poured a cup of coffee and placed it on the table near her hand along with the sweetener and cream. He watched as she poured three packets of Equal into the coffee with her forehead still on the table. He looked on in amazement as she felt around and unscrewed the cap to the cream before dousing the dark liquid. She stirred for a second before dragging the cup to her lips. After a few sips she was able to lift her head. By the time she had finished half a cup she was sitting upright. When she finished the cup, her eyes were open and she was looking around.

"You need to be a coffee commercial," Connor said, staring at his mate. — Alanea Alder

And perhaps for my mother this dream was the truth, and just by dreaming it she felt she had brought it to pass. — Zadie Smith

When I met your father, it was magic. Not for him - not then - but for me. Sometimes, if you're lucky, you can look into a pair of eyes and see your whole future. — Kristin Hannah

It's a fraction of the cost to prevent a war than prosecute a war. — Marianne Williamson

I think I happened to work with sort of a bunch of slightly difficult male directors when I was a kid. I've since worked with lots of male directors that I love, so I no longer see the distinction gender-wise. — Gaby Hoffmann

They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also we are creators of fiction. — Jo Nesbo

California has more distractions, more activities for the kids, more driving. — Laird Hamilton

Because it's unacceptable that the aid worker's chauffeur only speaks his own tribal language, an applicant is needed who also speaks English fluently - and, ideally, one who is also well mannered. So you end up with some African biochemist driving an aid worker around, distributing European food, and forcing local farmers out of their jobs. That's just crazy! — James Shikwati