When I paint, I definitely live in the present, like someone in a shower whistling or singing. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I wrote 'My Name is Red' just to remember painting, where the hand does it before the intellect. When I'm captive to… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Novels are political because in them, we try to identify with people who are not like us. And, in that sense, I… — 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
