As Summer Nears, Some Of The Last Representatives Of Anatolian Nomads Have Started Their Historical Journey

Palestinian women near the village of Battir, Bethlehem.

Palestinians inspect the damage of their destroyed homes following attacks from Israel. Beit Hanoun, Gaza, Palestine.   Photograph: Khalil Hamra

“I’ve never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow.”

— Joanne Harris

“It’s unbelievable how you can affect someone else so deeply and never know.”

— Susane Colasanti 

“If we are the same person before and after we love, that means we haven’t loved enough.”

— Elif Shafak 

“I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert 

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a relationship, a lifestyle, or a job. If it doesn’t make you happy let it go.”

— William Chapman 

Kız Kulesi-İstanbul by emrkrm

“In my memory, it doesn’t end. We just stay there, looking at each other, forever.”

— John Green