Madonna in a fur coat

'The pain of losing something precious can be forgotten over time. But our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache.' A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade and discover life in 1920s Berlin. There, amid the city's bustling streets, elegant museums, passionate politics and seedy cabarets, a chance meeting transforms his life forever. Caught between his desire for freedom and his yearning to belong, he struggles to hold…

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But our missed opportunities never leave us,... Sabahattin Ali, Madonna in a Fur Coat

I think the next plot twist is that things are about to get really good. I think this world is going to open up for you in unimaginable ways. I think you’re walking into your best chapter yet. And finally, you’re going to see where all of this has been leading. Your hard work hasn’t been for nothing. How you keep showing up. How you keep picking yourself back up. How you never give up on this dream, this vision, this feeling deep within that says this is for you. How you never give up on…

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Neither of us spoke. And how I savored that silence. Madonna in a Fur Coat, Sabahattin Ali