Best Istanbul Quotes

40 Istanbul quotes by 29 unique authors

A man went to Istanbul, his first visit there. On his way to a business meeting, this man lost his way. He began raging at… — Melody Beattie
Where would you like to go, what would you really like to do with your life? See Istanbul, Port Said, Nairobi, Budapest. Write a book.… — Ray Bradbury
Its Vermeer" Kat turned to the boy who lingered in the doorway. "It's stolen" "What can I say?" Hale eased behind her and studied the… — Ally Carter
We had no desire to live in Istanbul, nor in Paris or New York. Let them have their discos and dollars, their skycrapers and supersonics… — Orhan Pamuk
I like to borrow a metaphor from the great poet and mystic Rumi who talks about living like a drawing compass. One leg of the… — Elif Safak
I know what kind of man it takes to get involved with something as barbarous as human trafficking.” “I get it, Swopes. He’s not the… — Darynda Jones
Life can't be all that bad,' i'd think from time to time. 'Whatever happens, i can always take a long walk along the Bosphorus. — Orhan Pamuk
The Taj, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Cracao Basilica and Polish church are some monuments that hold a special place in my memory. — Shaan
Turks have long admired the sultan, Mehmet II, for his military triumphs, especially his capture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, in 1453. — Stephen Kinzer
From a very young age, I suspected there was more to my world than I could see: somewhere in the streets of Istanbul, in a… — Orhan Pamuk
Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture. — Orhan Pamuk
I had the feeling that focusing on objects and telling a story through them would make my protagonists different from those in Western novels -… — Orhan Pamuk
When the whole world reads your books, is there any other happiness for a writer? I am happy that my books are read in 57… — Orhan Pamuk
Culture is mix. Culture means a mix of things from other sources. And my town, Istanbul, was this kind of mix. Istanbul, in fact, and… — Orhan Pamuk
More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than - I say more Muslims - a lot of Muslims have died - I don't… — George W. Bush

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