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title: "4 Kurban Said Quotes - Famous Writer"
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# Kurban Said

(1905–1942)   Writer

 **4** quotes in **10** categories

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Kurban Said was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Kurban Said

Born October 20, 1905

Died January 1, 1942

Profession Writer

## About Kurban Said

pseudonymous author of 'Ali and Nino' (1905–1942)... \| Kurban Said is the pseudonym of the author of Ali and Nino, a novel originally published in 1937 in the German language by the Austrian publisher E.P. Tal. The novel has since been published in more than 30 languages. The true identity of the author is in dispute.

##  Quotes by Kurban Said

> [“Armenians have more imagination than Mohammedans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurban-said/armenians-have-more-imagination-than-mohammedans/)

[Kurban Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurban-said/)

[Armenia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/armenia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/kurban-said-67513_armenia_armenians-have-more-imagination-than-moh_62413.jpg)

> [“Close your eyes, cover your ears with your hands and open your soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurban-said/close-your-eyes-cover-your-ears-with-your-hands-and-open-your-soul/)

[Kurban Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurban-said/)

[Close your eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/close-your-eyes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/kurban-said-67513_close-your-eyes_close-your-eyes-cover-your-ears-with-you_396202.jpg)

> [“This was it; the Mystery of The Unseen, the Gate of Sorrow, that leads to the Grace of the Redeemer. I pressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurban-said/this-was-it-the-mystery-of-the-unseen-the-gate-of-sorrow-that-leads/)

[Kurban Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurban-said/)

[Grief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grief/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/kurban-said-67513_grief_this-was-it-the-mystery-of-the-unseen-th_456259.jpg)

> [“Maybe that is the one real division between men: wood men and desert men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurban-said/maybe-that-is-the-one-real-division-between-men-wood-men-and-desert/)

[Kurban Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurban-said/)

[Desert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b96/kurban-said-67513_desert_maybe-that-is-the-one-real-division-betw_1636983.jpg)

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