Patrick Tekula

“If she wanted to enter an otherworld, all she had to do was open a novel.”
― Alice Hoffman, The Story Sisters

“You see, unlike in the movies, there is no THE END sign flashing at the end of books. When I've read a book, I don't feel like I've finished anything. So I start a new one.”
― Elif Shafak, The Bastard of Istanbul

“You are never stronger...than when you land on the other side of despair.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth

“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love