Sebnem Ceylan Quotes & Sayings

When all the bullshit about rational, divinely inspired social order is put to one side, Roman law was all about defining and protecting property rights ... — Peter Heather

It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here? — John Lennon

Christians walk as strangers in the world: They are untamed. They are free. To persevere with love, yet untamed by man, is often what leaves that open space for divine revelation when God so wills. — Criss Jami

I don't know why, the very first word on my very first record is 'Jesus.' I still invoke him as an entity to reckon with. — Patti Smith

I live completely without regret. Sure there are plenty of things that someone could second guess, but I see the path of life like driving down the road without a map. The thing is, some dark alleys open up in majestic places, and some bright and shiny highways to the top end in cliffs to the bottom. You never know until you get there. What I know for sure is that if many years ago I actually had a map to the path of life, the destination that I would have chosen is right here, with this family, in this place, and with these smiles. That makes anything that could have been regretful, the best decision in the world. — Michael A. Wood Jr.

He embraced me before them all, and he cried: 'Let every man favor his own doctor. This Dr. Colet is the doctor for me ... — Jean Plaidy

My answer provided me with the first smile I'd seen on William's face. It was more a grin, a cat-catches-the-canary kind of grin that froze me in place. Had I been more intuitive then, I would've known of the things to come. — Paloma Beck

Anything by Kipling — Rudyard Kipling

She watches Simon's profile as he drives, concentrating, but he keeps turning to her, and every time he does so, he is smiling. He doesn't seem to care, and she wonders if, actually, he wants to be caught. In some ways she does, because she knows, already, albeit crazily swiftly, that she wants more of this man, that once was never, ever going to be enough. — Sarah Rayner

To be able to say "I love you", one has to be able to say "I — Ayn Rand