“Every true love and freindship is a story of unexpected transformation.” Elif Shafak - Turkish writer

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” Omar Khayyam - Persian astronomer, mathematician, and poet

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” Ibn Battuta - Moroccan scholar

“If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.” Mikhail Tal

“Let love lead your soul. Make it a place to retire to, a kind of monastery cave, a retreat for the deepest core of your being.” Farid al-Din Attar - Iranian poet

“Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you.” Shams Tabrizi - Persian