Elif Shafak. Architect's apprentice (№ 418047)

Knowledge, ilm, is like a wagon pulled by several horses. If one of the horses goes faster, the others will also have to quicken their pace in order to keep up with her. As a result, the traveler, alim, will benefit. Discoveries made in one area contribute to a deeper understanding of all others. Therefore, architecture should be friends with astronomy, astronomy with mathematics, arithmetic with philosophy, and so on.