If Turkey become a member of the EU, of course Turks would lose a part of this identity, just as Europe would… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I had the feeling that focusing on objects and telling a story through them would make my protagonists different from those in… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“How different from the cosy world of Rüya's detective novels, where authors never vexed a hero with more signs than he needed.” — 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
I have the legacy of my father and his nocturnal automatic waking up. But I like those periods. I immediately have a… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“If you think you are better than Stork, then by all means, get hold of me.” — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
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 Image
