Immersing oneself in the problems of a book is a good way to keep from thinking of love. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The hero of the book does long to experience God. But his conception of God is very western. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Let me first state forthright that contrary to what we've often read in books and heard from preachers, when you are a… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
To read a novel is to wonder constantly, even at moments when we lose ourselves most deeply in the book: How much… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I believe strongly in an author's moral responsibility. But his first obligation is to write good books. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I was at the end of my tether when my first book was published. For eight years I didn't make a penny,… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
In his brilliant new book Pankaj Mishra reverses the long gaze of the West upon the East, showing modern history as it… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I'm a relatively disciplined writer who composes the whole book before beginning to execute and write it. Of course, you can't hold… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“You cannot embark on life, that one-off coach ride, once again when it is over, but if you have a book in… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
'Snow' is my most popular book in the United States. But in Turkey, it was not as popular as 'My Name is… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The truly great books are always novels: 'Anna Karenina,' 'The Brothers Karamazov,' 'The Magic Mountain.' Just as with 'Shahnameh,' I browse these… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
A letter doesn't communicate by words alone. A letter, just like a book, can be read by smelling it, touching it and… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to bring people… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
I believe in a world where there are no heroes, and I've read and know humanity a lot. There are moments that I admire… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
I really don't want to portray the Islamists as simply evil, the way it's often done in the west. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
I am proud to be a Turk, and to write in Turkish about Turkey - and to have been translated into about 40 languages.… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
“If you think you are better than Stork, then by all means, get hold of me.” — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
I need a moment of time for myself every day, like a child playing with his things. When I travel, I routinely find a… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
“- Za nas je otkucaj sata, baš kao žuvor šadrvana u dvorištu džamije, odjek zakoračenja u ono što je u nama, a ne zvuk… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
“A writer is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him, and the world that makes him who he… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
“Near Taksim he suddenly found himself inside a crowd of people leaving a movie theater. They were staring straight ahead, as if in a… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share
