Life Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

Ka knew very well that life was a meaningless string of random incidents

— Orhan Pamuk

“Tužna projekcija života za pjesnika je primamljivija od samog života.”

— Orhan Pamuk

My unhappiness protects me from life.

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Whatever anybody says, the most important thing in life is to be happy.

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Let everyone know, I lived a very happy life.

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Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere

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“It was the happiest moment of my life, though I didn't know it.”

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I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.

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“Love points the way, empties you of the stuff of life, carries you at last to the mystery of creation.”

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“...man's sentimental attachment to objects is one of life's greatest consolations.”

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At the age of 60, I am less experimental and more mature. I want most of all to convey my understanding of life.

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“...no one recognises the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it”

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Life can't be all that bad,' i'd think from time to time. 'Whatever happens, i can always take a long walk along…

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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.

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The snow reminded me of the beauty and mystery of creation, of the essential joy that is life.

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The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life

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The knowledge that she could learn to love a man had always meant more to her than loving him effortlessly, more even…

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I have the legacy of my father and his nocturnal automatic waking up. But I like those periods. I immediately have a…

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“My death conceals an appalling conspiracy against our religion, our traditions and the way we see the world. Open your eyes, discover…

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“In those moments, he would realize that this city where he’d spent forty years of his life, where he’d passed through thousands…

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“ALIF: Painting brings to life what the mind sees, as a feast for the eyes. LAM: What the eye sees in the…

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“We don't need more museums that try to construct the historical narratives of a society, community, team, nation, state, tribe, company, or…

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In a brutal country like ours, where human life is 'cheap', it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs.…

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“According to my father, the greatest happiness in life was to marry the girl you'd spent your youth reading books with in…

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“Because, as I would always tell myself so many years later, lying here in my bed: You can't start out again in…

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One side of me is very busy paying attention to the details of life, the humanity of people, catching the street voices,…

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Nothing changed in my life since I work all the time," Pamuk said then. "I've spent 30 years writing fiction. For the…

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“However blissful it is being a soul without a body in the realm of the dead, so too is being a body…

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Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my…

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I write because I have an innate need to. I write because I can't do normal work. I write because I want…

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“...in a brutal country like ours where human life is cheap, it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs.…

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“The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of all their enmities, people…

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“In fact no one recognizes the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that, in…

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The urbanized life has lead to the destruction of the legends.

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Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.

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[N]othing is as surprising as life. Except for writing. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the only consolation.

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“After all, nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.”

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Suddenly Ka realized he was in love with İpek. And realizing that this love would determine the rest of his life, he…

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“...at the end of the day there was nothing to be gained by reminding people that everything that had ever been written,…

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“Even if you’re not happy”—here, she indicated my brother with her eyes—“even when you’re having your worst day you live your life…

— Orhan Pamuk