To exist is to change; to change is to mature; to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.

Let no one know better than us that attempting to freeze time—whether it be the era of Sultan Abdulhamid, the early Republic, Inönü, or Menderes—is nothing but absurdity. The virtues of the quiet "neighborhood" of the past are not enough to weather the stormy present.

In No Comment, Alev Alatlı reminds us that keeping things exactly as they are does not guarantee their preservation in a cold world. As questions pile up, we are forced to think new thoughts and take new actions. Sharing her thoughts on the state of the country and the world—from the resurgence of religions and secularism to "neighborhood pressure" and hate crimes—Alatlı argues that our only hope is our courage and our only security is our intent.