Elif Safak Quotes

I realized over the years if I'm writing about humor, irony, satire, I much prefer to do that in English. And if there is sorrow, melancholy, longing, I much prefer to do that in Turkish. Each language has its own strength to me, and I feel connected and attached to both Turkish and English. I dream in more than one language.

Elif Safak

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: turkish
  • Birth: October 25, 1971

Topics

StrengthHumorMeWritingLanguage

If there's a woman who is exhibiting her femininity or performing her femininity, it's always seen as meant to pull in the male gaze.

Jill Soloway

WomanAlwaysGazeSeenFemininity

One day we will have more inflation, and our bonds will bleed like a pig. The only reason for buying long bonds is short-term or as a desperate haven for terrorized investors. But the potential to make longer-term real money is naught.

Jeremy Grantham

MoneyDayPotentialLongPigWill

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.

John McCarthy

HonestyOpinionStand UpFaceBetter

Unless and until our society recognizes cyber bullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue.

Anna Maria Chavez

BullyingSufferingSocietySilent

Crowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.

Amanda Palmer

TimeDawnDoingNewBeenIdea

The world is full of novels in which characters simply say and do. There are certainly legitimate genres in which this is sufficient. But in real and lasting writing the character is.

Ruth Park

CharacterWritingWorldSayReal

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

Johnny Mathis

WorkAmazingEarlyHerMostSome

I happen to be interested in watching a face age. I like faces of women aging so it makes me personally quite sad. That's a beautiful gift from God. If people don't want to see that anymore then I won't be in anymore movies.

Debra Winger

WomenGodAgeSadBeautifulAging

I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium.

Christopher Eccleston

TheatreThinkTelevisionActorFilm

I guess the two things I was most interested in were telescopes and steam engines. My father was an engineer on a threshing rig steam engine and I loved the machinery.

Clyde Tombaugh

FatherLovedTwoEngineThingsMost

I don't think I have regrets.

Sean Maher

ThinkRegrets

I always carry a sketchbook around with me, and I sketch whenever I can... I might be in a financial review and be sketching because I find that I actually listen better when I sketch. Truth be told, there are probably more sketches in my books than there are written notes.

Mark Parker

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