Rumi Quotes

Heart is sea, language is shore. Whatever sea includes, will hit the shore.

Rumi

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Yiddish, originally, in Eastern Europe was considered the language of children, of the illiterate, of women. And 500 years later, by the 19th century, by the 18th century, writers realized that, in order to communicate with the masses, they could no longer write in Hebrew. They needed to write in Yiddish, the language of the population.

Ilan Stavans
- Women
- Children
- Language
I felt 'Gone with the Wind' would last five years, and it's lasted over 70 and into a new millennium. There is a special place in my heart for that film and Melanie. She was a remarkable character - a loving person - and because of that, she was a happy person. And Scarlett, of course, was not.

Olivia De Havilland
- Heart
- She
- Character
I have a big heart.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic
- Heart
- Big
- Big Heart
What do you think will happen in a forced marriage? With an uneducated man, an animal. What would I say, that I am already married? Why would I say it? I never accepted him as my husband in my heart or mind. How I spent a year and a half with him, only I know. And I only did it because of the child.

Qandeel Baloch
- Mind
- Heart
- Why
I grew up in Haifa and enjoyed the wonderful beaches and Mount Carmel that rolls into the Mediterranean Sea. From my early days at home, I remember a strong encouragement to study.

Aaron Ciechanover
- Up
- Home
- Remember
The object of poetic activity is essentially language: whatever his beliefs and convictions, the poet is more concerned with words than with what these words designate.

Octavio Paz
- Words
- Language
- Beliefs