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the pain of losing something precious – be it happiness or material wealth – can be forgotten over time. but our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache. or perhaps what haunts us is that nagging thought that things might have turned out differently. because without that thought, we would put it down to fate and accept it.

sabahattin ali

what you doing?

house of the cutest cat* in the world.
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i am a human being, nothing human is alien to me.

this art movement started with pablo picasso's les demoiselles d'avignon painting. saw it in the collection of the museum of modern art. image

the world's first temple. approximately, 6000 years older than stonehenge

let me know.

his real name is nusret gokce. we both come from the same turkish city: erzurum.

apple's new tile killer. i wish it was wirelessly chargeable.
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a former slave, advised president abraham lincoln on black americans' struggles.

less tolerant.

one of the must-read george orwell books to read. another one:
(see: animal farm)

some fav quotes:
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who controls the past controls the future.
who controls the present controls the past.

doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them:
war is peace.
freedom is slavery.
ignorance is strength.

big brother is watching you.

freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. if that is granted, all else follows.

we do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
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one of europe's most cosmopolitan cities. you can survive without knowing german and english if you speak turkish. tempelhof airport is my favorite place to spend entire day.

had an enduring desire to imitate achilles. he died at age 32. he was tutored by aristotle.

judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

dalai lama