Mehmet Murat ?ldan is a visionary Turkish playwright, novelist, and thinker born in 1965 in Elaz?g, Turkey. Known for his profound philosophical insights and poetic expressions, ?ldan has inspired countless readers worldwide with his sharp intellect and timeless quotes. His works often explore the beauty of nature, the complexity of human thought, and the pursuit of wisdom. Through his literary voice, he encourages courage, imagination, and positive thinking, leaving a powerful legacy for both current and future generations.
"There is no real silence for the sensitive ears and there is no real tranquility for the sensitive hearts!"
"If people notice you only when you do something very strange, then you are very lucky! You can enjoy your life without being noticed as long as you don't do anything very strange!"
"On the matters where your country is wrong, don't take side with your country! Because it is always wrong to be on the side of wrong!"
"They say life is a test and this is a ridiculous idea! There is neither examination nor examinant! You encounter problems in life either because you are stupid or your path just crosses with the problems' path by luck! Nobody is sending you problems to test you! Stay loose and chuck out the irrational idea of 'test' at once!"
"When you walk alone, when everybody is against you, if you are sure with your ideas, walk strongly and proudly as if there is an army of angels by your side!"
"Dogs are often happier than men simply because the simplest things are the greatest things for them!"
"Let the colours of your ideas are red so that all can easily notice them! And what is red? Red is scream, red is power, red is assertion!"
"An innocent bird is not innocent from the insect's point of view! Only man can attain the rank of innocence through becoming a peaceful vegetarian!"
"Don't be afraid of an endless road, but the road with an end!"
"Disappointment means that things haven't worked out the way you wanted! And now what to do? Very simple: Stand up and walk! Cut the tragedy because our limited time must always be used for the forward movements!"
"There is a big difference between a tree and a wood! There is a big difference between a thinking society and an unthinking society!"
"When you see a lion tearing apart a zebra, what sort of divine order you see there? What we see there is nothing but savagery, injustice and chaos, in short, we see a primitive disorder, we see an evolutionary cruelty and a primitive disturbance deprived of any kind of ethics!"
"Most of the time it is a good job and a good honour to fight against people's values, because most of the time people's values are irrational and absurd!"
"In any country where there is a dishonorable government, there is certainly a dishonorable nation!"
"When you are bored of the plains, the secret passages to the mountains suddenly appear out of nowhere before you!"
"From the same window, you keep seeing the same view!"
"Because art is a scream, even when it hides itself somewhere, you will find it!"
"When the unknown becomes known, we lose something very big: The beauty of mystery!"
"You must often leave your country, not necessarily physically, but mentally often! Leave your own music; leave your own religion! Leave your own culture, your own books and ideas! Walk around in the world of others, listen to what they speak and learn what they think! In short, get out of your puddle, sail to the ocean! Move, friend, move out of your country!"
"Roof of your house is not your real roof; the walls of your house are not your real walls, your fists are not your real fists! Your real roof, your real wall, your real fist, your real shield is your right thinking! It is your right thinking that protects you from every danger!"
"No writer can be the 'Master of the Words' without loving them! Loving is the way for Mastering! No Love, no Master!"
"Existence is a priceless gift and the beauties of nature are the priceless gifts of the existence!"
"It is obvious that most people are not living the life they want to live! The easiest solution for this problem is to give up the life you want to live. And the hardest solution is this: Give up everything which prevents you to live the life you want to live!"
"If science can eliminate sleep, we will have more time to live and no time for the dreams. But living is superior to the dream because it is real!"
"The door refuses and resists any key which does not belong to that door!"
"Time will come and riding horses will be seen by the whole society as a severe animal rights violation!"
"For us, the greatness of this universe is to give us every means by which we may build our dreams!"
"If love and death did not exist, tears would not exist as well!"