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TURKISH NOVELIST ELIF SHAFAK
Quote of the day by French novelist Honore de Balzac on marriage: 'The more one judges, the less one loves' - Famous writer's lessons on happiness, unhappiness in marriages- Japanese mindset of the day by Haruki Murakami: "If you are kind of rich, the best thing is that you don't have to think about money. The best thing you can buy with money is..." - Norwegian Wood author teaches life lesson on why the greatest wealth is freedom and time
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan's warm ties with Trump offer Turkey an edge ahead of NATO summit
- Quote of the day by Ernest Hemingway: ‘All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know,’ what The Old Man and the Sea author teaches about honesty in writingFacing writer's block, Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway found solace in a simple rule: write one undeniably true sentence. This approach, de...03 Jul, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Greek poet Archilochus: ‘The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing,’ what it teaches us about multitasking vs mastering one purposeAn ancient Greek proverb, "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing," offers a timeless lesson on focus. Isaiah Berl...03 Jul, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
- Trump says 'ridiculous' for US to maintain current support for NATOPresident Trump has labelled the US relationship with NATO as "ridiculous" and "one sided," asserting that allies have not reciprocated Ame...03 Jul, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
- Quote of the Day by Sylvia Plath: 'Freedom is not of use to those who do not know how to...' - Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet of Ariel and The Colossus teaches thought-provoking life lessons on why freedom matters only when you know how to use itSylvia Plath quote today: Sylvia Plath's words highlight that freedom's true value lies not in its mere existence, but in our capacity to w...02 Jul, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
- Mountain lions left this suburb a century ago; one returned to Stanford's preserve in 2015, and woody plants grew 64-fold in just 11 yearsA Stanford study reveals that even a single visiting mountain lion can dramatically reshape ecosystems in small preserves. Researchers obse...02 Jul, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Sally Rooney: 'Sometimes you need people to be perfect and they can’t be and you hate them forever for not being even though it isn’t their fault and it’s not yours either' - When expectations become heartbreak explained by Irish authorSally Rooney's latest novel, Intermezzo, shares a poignant insight into why relationships falter. A widely shared quote talks about how lov...02 Jul, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Danielle Steel: 'Love is messy. If you really love someone, you can't avoid the pain. People leave, things change, but sometimes it all works' - Why a bestselling American author believes love's imperfections make it realDanielle Steel's quote, which states that "Love is messy", reminds readers that real love is imperfect yet meaningful. From her 2012 novel ...02 Jul, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
- Quote of the Day by Turkish novelist Elif Shafak: ‘If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough’Quote of the Day by Turkish novelist Elif Shafak on love and friendship highlights that true connections transform us, not just make us hap...02 Jul, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Jane Austen: 'We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other...' - Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Northanger Abbey author's life lesson explains why trusting yourself in a world full of opinions is importantQuote of the day by Jane Austen: Jane Austen's quote emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and personal judgment over societal expect...02 Jul, 2026, 06.04 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Milan Kundera: ‘Anyone whose goal is something higher must expect someday to suffer vertigo. '- What the Czech-French novelist teaches about courage and overcoming fearCzech-French author Milan Kundera's profound insight into fear, particularly from 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' redefines it not as ...30 Jun, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
- Russia could attack NATO one year after Ukraine war: Dutch govtRussia could launch a "limited" military campaign against a NATO country just one year after the war in Ukraine ends, the Dutch defence min...29 Jun, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- Proverb of the day from Turkey: 'Even if you put a saddle of pure gold on a donkey, it remains a donkey. The true worth of a human being is not measured...' Can money or luxury change who you really are? This Turkish saying has an answerThe Turkish proverb, "Even if you put a saddle of pure gold on a donkey, it remains a donkey," reminds us that wealth, luxury and status ca...28 Jun, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
- Israel government recognises Armenian genocide in rebuke to TurkeyThe Israeli government on Sunday unanimously recognised the massacres of Armenians during World War I as genocide, a move widely seen as a ...28 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Mary Sarton: 'Loneliness is the poverty of self. Solitude is the richness of self' - The difference between loneliness and solitude explained by Belgian-American novelist and poetPoet Mary Sarton's timeless wisdom distinguishes between loneliness and solitude, a crucial difference often missed today. She argues that ...27 Jun, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
- Best Proverb of the Day: "He whose mouth has been burnt by hot milk will always blow on yoghurt." How our brains turn experience into fearBest Proverb of the Day: A Turkish proverb, "He whose mouth has been burnt by hot milk will always blow on yoghurt," illustrates how past n...26 Jun, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
- US to move forward with Turkey jet engine sales ahead of NATO summit, sources sayThe Trump administration is reportedly pushing ahead with a multi-million dollar sale of jet engines to Turkey, despite congressional objec...25 Jun, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
- Thursday Motivation by Leo Tolstoy: 'It's much better to do good in a way that no one...' - Russian novelist on the true meaning of altruismThursday Motivation by Leo Tolstoy: Renowned author Leo Tolstoy's enduring wisdom emphasizes that true goodness thrives in anonymity, free ...25 Jun, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
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