مريم

“we live in an age in which there is too much information, less knowledge and even less wisdom. that ratio needs to be reversed. we definitely need less information, more knowledge, and much more wisdom. [...]
knowledge requires reading. books. in-depth analyses. investigative journalism. then there is wisdom, which connects the mind and the heart, activates emotional intelligence, expands empathy. for that we need stories and storytelling.”
― Elif Shafak, How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division

“This was the other thing: it seemed that our interests could be legitimized only if we made something of them—a book, an exhibit.”
― Aysegül Savas, The Anthropologists