“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.”
~ Anais Nin
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Published books by Hülya N. Yılmaz
Once upon a Time in Turkey. Autobiographical Fiction. Inner Child Press International (November 15, 2022)
Letter-Poems from a Beloved. Prose poetry in English. Inner Child Press International (May 5, 2020)
Canlarım, My Lifeblood. Poetry in Turkish and English. Inner Child Press International, Private Edition (December 2019)
this and that, a Hodgepodge of hülya’s . . . Poetry. Inner Child Press International (January 2, 2019)
Aflame. Memoirs in Verse. Inner Child Press International (August 2, 2017)
An Aegean Breeze of Peace. A book of poetry, co-authored with Demetrios Trifiatis. Inner Child Press International (October 12, 2015)
Trance. A trilingual poetry book with own translations between English, German and Turkish. Inner Child Press International (December 12, 2013)
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hülyaswritings · Amor Fati
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What a great line! To remain in a chosen same state is a kind of death. And of course, we write to taste life twice, for regardless of the meagre pleasure it offers, one cannot deny the absolute enjoyment of the few morsels we do get.
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Isn’t it though, dear Jean-Jacques? Wishing you the best, as always!
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I loved speculating deeper meaning of the quote. A
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Dearest Ashok, I am painstakingly trying to post quotes that makes me explore my thought processing farther and farther. It is the least I can do whenever I am not able to post texts of my own. Thank you so much, dear friend, for visiting with your valuable comment.
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