I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I am writing about Istanbul.… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Love is the urgency to hold fast to another and to be together in the same place. It's the desire to keep… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Happiness means being close to the one you love, that's all. (Taking immediate possession is not necessary.)” — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Love is the ability to make the invisible visible and the desire always to feel the invisible in one’s midst.” — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I realized that the longing for art, like the longing for love, is a malady that blinds us, and makes us forget… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I consider myself Istanbul's storyteller. My subject matter is my town. I consider it my job to explore the hidden patterns of… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“When I was far from Füsun, the world troubled me; it was a puzzle whose pieces were all out of place. The… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
It may not happen in the first instant, but within ten minutes of meeting a man, a woman has a clear idea… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Suddenly Ka realized he was in love with İpek. And realizing that this love would determine the rest of his life, he… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . open your eyes wide… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
After all, a woman who doesn't love cats is never going to be make a man happy. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
There are two kind of men,' said Ka, in a didatic voice. 'The first kind does not fall in love until he's… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Whatever anybody says, the most important thing in life is to be happy. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“What was the difference between love and the agony of waiting? Like love, the agony of waiting began in the muscles somewhere… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Immersing oneself in the problems of a book is a good way to keep from thinking of love. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I write because I have an innate need to. I write because I can't do normal work. I write because I want… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“It's important, no doubt, to understand the person we love. If we cannot manage this, it's necessary, at least, to believe we… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Marriage douses love’s flame, leaving nothing but a barren and melancholy blackness. Of course, after marriage, love itself will vanish anyway; but… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Love points the way, empties you of the stuff of life, carries you at last to the mystery of creation.” — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
How much can we ever know about the love and pain in another heart? How much can we hope to understand those… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“The truth is contentment. Love and marriage are but a means to obtaining it” — 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
