Culture is mix. Culture means a mix of things from other sources. And my town, Istanbul, was this kind of mix. Istanbul,… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
We should not judge Islam by terrorists. All civilizations and cultures produce terrorists. Every time there is a flag-burning, killing, or provocative… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
When we lose people we love, we should never disturb their souls, whether living or dead. Instead. we should find consolation in… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Football can teach us that although a team's individual players may be weak, it can still be successful if it uses common… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Censorship should never be allowed. One should be able to say anything. But I refuse to let politics be foisted on me. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
A museum should not just be a place for fancy paintings but should be a place where we can communicate our lives… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that?… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I think novelists should be disciplined and self-imposed working hours. I work a lot, but I don't feel that I'm working. I… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I have always thought that the place where you sleep or the place you share with your partner should be separate from… — 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
