Turkish football serves the cause of nationalism, but not of the nation. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I believe that it isn't victories but defeats that promote nationalism. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Nationalism stems from catastrophes, whether they are caused by earthquakes or lost wars. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
It's very gratifying to me to see my works bringing people closer to my country. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“When a Westerner meets someone from a poor country, he feels deep contempt. He assumes that the poor man's head must be… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
It's such a shame that we know so little about our own country, that we can't find it in our hearts to… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The fueling of anti-Turkish sentiment in Europe is resulting in an anti-European, indiscriminate nationalism in Turkey. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Of course in Turkey I'm seen as being on the 'Western' side, criticised by the nationalists, criticised by the communitarians as not… — 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
