“Dar Mano, Ser Humano (The Sonnet)
Kafir Biraz, peygamber biraz!
İyi insan olmak için ikisi de lazım.
Kısmet to some, kıyamet to some!
That's how we come to life beyond all ism.
Diablo para algunos, santo para algunos.
It's all our mess, so las respuestas somos.
Fairytales work best when vegetables sleep.
Pero te digo hoy - dar mano, ser humanos.
Infidel to some, gospel to some!
That's the cross a reformer got to bear.
The Nazarene already did his bit for the world.
It's time for new humanitarians to give a shoulder.
We are the message, we are the messenger.
Kabhi hum kafir, kabhi peygamber.”
Source: Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love
“When I wanna pen something extremely personal, without actually revealing anything, I just write it in spanish or turkish. If you wanna study the mountain, study the mainstream work - but if you wanna learn about the person, study the turkish and spanish portion of my work.
That's why most of the titles of my works are in turkish or spanish - because I can't write a single word unless I feel the title boiling in my blood - and although English is unofficially the first language of earth, because of its savage imperialist history, it is neither the profoundest nor the most beautiful language on earth.
Does that mean, we should wipe out english from the world altogether? Of course not - that would be yet another boneheaded exercise in bigotry and intolerance. Instead, what's really needed is a genuine humane intention to create a truly magnificent
multilingual society - towards a multicultural world. Learn to look beyond the puny confines of one petty language, because the world is too grand to be wasted in the gutter of one language and one culture. Every culture is my culture, every country is mine - defiant descendants of divided ancestors, hand in hand we shall fly.”
Source: Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect
“My favorite language in the world is Turkish,
Because its culture electrifies my scars.
My favorite language in the East is Telugu,
Because its music emboldens my nerves.
My favorite language in the West is Spanish,
Because it teaches me the worth of freedom.
Favorite ancient tongues are Arabic 'n Sanskrit,
For one embodies peace, another assimilation.”
Source: Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect
“Try not to fathom the ocean
by a glass or two of its water.
Leave behind all head-butting,
and be one with the ocean fervor.”
Source: Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown
“Pani, agua, water, it's all one.”
Source: Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
“Jag är inte öst, jag är inte väst, jag är hela världen.”
Source: Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was
“Fred är enkelt, krig är komplext. Kärlek är enkelt, hat är komplext.”
Source: Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather
“Nationalitet förlorat, inget förlorat - religion förlorat, inget förlorat - traditioner förlorat, inget förlorat - mänskligheten förlorat, allt förlorat.”
Source: Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace
“Du vet varför du ser färg, det är för att du är avlägsen. Kom nära personen och alla färger skulle försvinna.”
Source: Servitude is Sanctitude
“Kings and Queens aren't made from smooth sailing. They fight, they struggle, they take what's theirs, they survive and when they fall, they rise up again.”