“And it enjoyed one other distinction: The Hilton had been, since the day it opened, one of the few civilized establishments in… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“According to my father, the greatest happiness in life was to marry the girl you'd spent your youth reading books with in… — 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
In the mornings I used to say goodbye to my wife like someone going to work. I'd leave the house, walk around… — 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
