The Girl in the Tree

by Şebnem İşigüzel

You have to admit that to a certain extent, happiness is related to whether or not you have any money.

Naturally, people have no idea what may befall them in sickness and in health, or on their best or worst of days.

“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.”

“Freedom and love are two of the most likely yet most improbable things in the world. They have the greatest chances of being realized, but they are experienced the least. While they are the most difficult things to experience, what could be easier than obtaining either of them? If you flee, you taste freedom. Even a stupid bird can manage that. Sorry, birds.”

“Passionate love is like perfume. In no time at all it wafts away. What really matters is that when two people come together, they grow accustomed to one another, build up a feeling of mutual love, share their secrets, and spend time together.”