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
Sometimes I would see them not as mementos of the blissful hours but as the tangible precious debris of the storm raging… — 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
I sometimes joke that I am the first writer of historical fiction who can look out his window and point to the… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I sometimes feel nervous because I give stupid answers to certain pointless questions. It happens in Turkish as much as in English.… — 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
