“I Wondered Which Was Sadder, Leaving Someone To Cry After You Were Gone, Or Not Having Anyone Who

“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.”

— Steve Maraboli

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

— John Green

“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.”

— Lynn Jennings 

“Please do not mistake sensitivity for weakness.”

— Anaïs Nin 

Adonis, Selected Poems; “Beginnings of the Body, Ends of the Sea” (tr. Khaled Mattawa)

“It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.”

— Nicholas Sparks 

“Give yourself permission to cut negative people from your life, and surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you.”

— James Altucher 

As summer nears, some of the last representatives of Anatolian nomads have started their historical journey to cooler climates.