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Elif Safak quotes: I find families intriguing, perhaps because I did not grow up in one. I was raised by a feminist, independent, single mother, a divorcee.

I find families intriguing, perhaps because I did not grow up in one. I was raised by a feminist, independent, single mother, a divorcee.

Elif Safak quotes: I believe in optimism of the will, pessimism of the intellect. But my hope is the people, the society, which is ahead of the government.

I believe in optimism of the will, pessimism of the intellect. But my hope is the people, the society, which is ahead of the government.

Elif Safak quotes: Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance.

Knowledge that takes you, not beyond yourself is far worse than ignorance.

Elif Safak quotes: I spent my entire childhood observing people. I still do.

I spent my entire childhood observing people. I still do.

Elif Safak quotes: I write with humour about sadness, to introduce an element of sweet to the sour, a bit like Turkish food.

I write with humour about sadness, to introduce an element of sweet to the sour, a bit like Turkish food.

Elif Safak quotes: I remember a time when it was ok to make fun of politicians and powerful people. Now, it's not ok anymore. We've forgotten how to laugh.

I remember a time when it was ok to make fun of politicians and powerful people. Now, it's not ok anymore. We've forgotten how to laugh.

Elif Safak quotes: The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can't ban or control it. People want to be globally connected.

The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can't ban or control it. People want to be globally connected.

Elif Safak quotes: God is the biggest storyteller, and when we create stories, we connect with him and with each other across cultural, religious and gender boundaries.

God is the biggest storyteller, and when we create stories, we connect with him and with each other across cultural, religious and gender boundaries.

Elif Safak quotes: How can you blame others for disrespecting you when you think of yourself as unworthy of respect?

How can you blame others for disrespecting you when you think of yourself as unworthy of respect?

Elif Safak quotes: For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God.

For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God.

Elif Safak quotes: I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities.

I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities.