The Girl in the Tree

by Şebnem İşigüzel

Time is a key, not a remedy. With it, you can delve into the past and unlock doors that open onto rooms filled with things you couldn’t otherwise remember.

“Dance like no one is watching, love as if you’ve never been hurt, sing like no one is listening, live as if the world is heaven itself!” Those are the secrets to a good life and happiness.

If you want to move forward in life, you can’t dwell on the past,

“Never give up on your dreams. People can put up with hunger, but seeing their hopes dashed is a torment worse than any other.”

I couldn’t help but wonder: Do you have to be evil to win in the end?

“If your heart is beating in your chest, you have a story. Everything you feel, your life, hopes, dreams, and moments of darkness are all your stories.”

You only really die when there isn’t a single person left on the earth who remembers you.”