The Architect's Apprentice

by Elif Shafak

For apprentices everywhere – no one told us that love was the hardest craft to master

It’s odd how faces, solid and visible as they are, evaporate, while words, made of breath, stay.

Prayer should be a declaration of love, and love should be stripped of all fear and expectation, he said.

‘If you wish to excel at your craft, you have to convince the universe why it should be you rather than someone else.’