It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to… — 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… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
At the age of 60, I am less experimental and more mature. I want most of all to convey my understanding of life. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
More than anything I am a novelist. But for me, an author's job is not only to create linguistically accomplished works. As… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I write because I have an innate need to. I write because I can't do normal work. I write because I want… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I work seven days a week, from 9 in the morning till 8 at night. I have the titles of the next… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
People look at me as sort of a diplomat for Turkey, which by nature, I'm not; I don't want to be. It's… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I don't like to make strong statements. I want to write strong novels... I keep my deep, radical things for my novels. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?' Be yourself,' said Ipek. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
'Snow' is my most popular book in the United States. But in Turkey, it was not as popular as 'My Name is… — 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
