Elif Safak: "Suatu malam, sekelompok ngengat berkumpul di rak menonton...

"Suatu malam, sekelompok ngengat berkumpul di rak menonton lilin menyala. Bingung oleh sifat cahaya, mereka mengirim salah satu anggota mereka untuk pergi dan memeriksanya. Ngengat pengintai mengelilingi lilin beberapa kali dan kembali dengan deskripsi: Cahaya terang. Kemudian ngengat kedua pergi untuk memeriksanya. Dia juga kembali dengan pengamatan: Cahaya itu panas. Akhirnya seekor ngengat ketiga secara sukarela pergi. Ketika dia mendekati lilin, dia tidak berhenti seperti yang dilakukan teman-temannya, tetapi terbang langsung ke api. Dia dikonsumsi di sana dan kemudian, dan hanya dia yang mengerti sifat cahaya."

--- Elif Safak

Versi Bahasa Inggris

One night, a group of moths gathered on a shelf watching a burning candle. Puzzled by the nature of the light, they sent one of their members to go and check on it. The scouting moth circled the candle several times and came back with a description: The light was bright. Then a second moth went to examine it. He, too, came back with an observation: The light was hot. Finally a third moth volunteered to go. When he approached the candle he didn't stop like his friends had done, but flew straight into the flame. He was consumed there and then, and only he understood the nature of the light.