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Orhan Pamuk Quotes

Well, on the one hand the Turks have the legitimate need to defend their national dignity - and this includes being recognized as a part of the west and Europe Picture Quote #1

I consider myself a person who comes from a Muslim culture. In any case, I would not say that I’m an atheist. So I’m a Muslim who associates historical and cultural identification with this religion Picture Quote #1

I do not believe in a personal connection to God; that’s where it gets transcendental Picture Quote #1

I identify with my culture, but I am happy to be living on a tolerant, intellectual island where I can deal with Dostoyevsky and Sartre, both great influences for me Picture Quote #1

I very much enjoy reading other writers’ diaries, mainly because it makes me ask myself: Are they like you? How do they think? Picture Quote #1

Writing my own diary is the best form of remembrance, but only for my own use. I need these notes; it’s like an impulse Picture Quote #1

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I need a moment of time for myself every day, like a child playing with his things. When I travel, I routinely find a quiet place, open my diary and write something in it Picture Quote #1

My diary has its own kind of magic. It gives me the feeling of having accomplished something. On days when I don’t have time for this, I feel tortured Picture Quote #1

When something explosive is kept hidden away, a tension builds within that must ultimately be released Picture Quote #1

Great changes in the direction of peace have often come from people who were no great advocates of peace to begin with Picture Quote #1

I am proud to be a Turk, and to write in Turkish about Turkey - and to have been translated into about 40 languages. But I don’t want to politicize things by dramatizing them Picture Quote #1

Mankind’s greatest error, the biggest deception of the past thousand years is this: to confuse poverty with stupidity Picture Quote #1

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What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?’ Be yourself,’ said Ipek Picture Quote #1

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them Picture Quote #1

We’re not stupid! We’re just poor! And we have a right to insist on this distinction Picture Quote #1

In a brutal country like ours, where human life is ‘cheap’, it’s stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas? Only people in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries Picture Quote #1

Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wildes books in a bookshop makes me smile Picture Quote #1

Heroic dreams are the consolation of the unhappy. After all, when people like us say we’re being heroic, it usually means we’re about to kill each other--or kill ourselves Picture Quote #1

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The bloody years of war and all the atrocities in European history have taught the Europeans that secular politics free of religious hatred is mainly a question of peace. This concept is not anchored in the same way in the consciousness of Turks, which has to do with the fact that the secular was forced upon us by the army Picture Quote #1

Many great authors of the 19th century wrote under conditions of strict censorship. The great thing about the art of writing a novel, is that you can write about anything. All you have to say is that it’s fiction Picture Quote #1

When Turkey began approaching the EU, I wasn’t the only one who worried that the dark stain in Turkey’s history - or rather the history of the Ottoman Empire - could become a problem one day. In other words, what happened to the Armenians in World War I. That’s why I couldn’t leave the issue untouched Picture Quote #1

Turkey, with its political intolerance, as I have described it, is prepared to march forward, to break with its taboo about the Armenians, and is making great strides with respect to human rights and freedom of speech so that it can join the European Union. This alone shows how powerful the European idea is Picture Quote #1

Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if the film is bad Picture Quote #1

I write because I have an innate need to. I write because I can’t do normal work. I write because I want to read books like the ones I write. I write because I am angry at everyone. I write because I love sitting in a room all day writing. I write because I can partake of real life only by changing it Picture Quote #1

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If a writer is to tell his own story - tell it slowly, and as if it were a story about other people - if he is to feel the power of the story rise up inside him, if he is to sit down at a table and patiently give himself over to this art - this craft - he must first have been given some hope Picture Quote #1

Let us say in the pocket of one of my old coats I find a movie ticket from many years ago. Once I see the ticket, not only do I remember that I saw this movie, but also scenes from this movie, which I think I have entirely forgotten, come back to me. Objects have this power, and I like it Picture Quote #1

Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that? And it should be original; it should not be cliched. So the way I looked at history was not to accuse it of failure Picture Quote #1

The greatest happiness is when the eye discovers beauty where neither then mind conceived of nor the hand intended any Picture Quote #1

These political movements flourish on the margins of Turkish society because of poverty and because of the people’s feeling that they are not being represented Picture Quote #1

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 again about that playfulness. Being Turkey’s voice or representative is not playful, it’s not childlike; it makes me self-conscious, kills the child in me Picture Quote #1

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Well, on the one hand the Turks have the legitimate need to defend their national dignity - and this includes being recognized as a part of the west and Europe (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) I consider myself a person who comes from a Muslim culture. In any case, I would not say that I’m an atheist. So I’m a Muslim who associates historical and cultural identification with this religion (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) I do not believe in a personal connection to God; that’s where it gets transcendental (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) I identify with my culture, but I am happy to be living on a tolerant, intellectual island where I can deal with Dostoyevsky and Sartre, both great influences for me (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) I very much enjoy reading other writers’ diaries, mainly because it makes me ask myself: Are they like you? How do they think? (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Writing my own diary is the best form of remembrance, but only for my own use. I need these notes; it’s like an impulse (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) I need a moment of time for myself every day, like a child playing with his things. When I travel, I routinely find a quiet place, open my diary and write something in it (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) My diary has its own kind of magic. It gives me the feeling of having accomplished something. On days when I don’t have time for this, I feel tortured (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) When something explosive is kept hidden away, a tension builds within that must ultimately be released (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Great changes in the direction of peace have often come from people who were no great advocates of peace to begin with (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) I am proud to be a Turk, and to write in Turkish about Turkey - and to have been translated into about 40 languages. But I don’t want to politicize things by dramatizing them (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Mankind’s greatest error, the biggest deception of the past thousand years is this: to confuse poverty with stupidity (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?’ Be yourself,’ said Ipek (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) We’re not stupid! We’re just poor! And we have a right to insist on this distinction (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) In a brutal country like ours, where human life is ‘cheap’, it’s stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas? Only people in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wildes books in a bookshop makes me smile (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Heroic dreams are the consolation of the unhappy. After all, when people like us say we’re being heroic, it usually means we’re about to kill each other--or kill ourselves (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) The bloody years of war and all the atrocities in European history have taught the Europeans that secular politics free of religious hatred is mainly a question of peace. This concept is not anchored in the same way in the consciousness of Turks, which has to do with the fact that the secular was forced upon us by the army (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Many great authors of the 19th century wrote under conditions of strict censorship. The great thing about the art of writing a novel, is that you can write about anything. All you have to say is that it’s fiction (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) When Turkey began approaching the EU, I wasn’t the only one who worried that the dark stain in Turkey’s history - or rather the history of the Ottoman Empire - could become a problem one day. In other words, what happened to the Armenians in World War I. That’s why I couldn’t leave the issue untouched (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Turkey, with its political intolerance, as I have described it, is prepared to march forward, to break with its taboo about the Armenians, and is making great strides with respect to human rights and freedom of speech so that it can join the European Union. This alone shows how powerful the European idea is (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if the film is bad. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) I write because I have an innate need to. I write because I can’t do normal work. I write because I want to read books like the ones I write. I write because I am angry at everyone. I write because I love sitting in a room all day writing. I write because I can partake of real life only by changing it. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) If a writer is to tell his own story - tell it slowly, and as if it were a story about other people - if he is to feel the power of the story rise up inside him, if he is to sit down at a table and patiently give himself over to this art - this craft - he must first have been given some hope. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Let us say in the pocket of one of my old coats I find a movie ticket from many years ago. Once I see the ticket, not only do I remember that I saw this movie, but also scenes from this movie, which I think I have entirely forgotten, come back to me. Objects have this power, and I like it. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that? And it should be original; it should not be cliched. So the way I looked at history was not to accuse it of failure. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) The greatest happiness is when the eye discovers beauty where neither then mind conceived of nor the hand intended any. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) These political movements flourish on the margins of Turkish society because of poverty and because of the people’s feeling that they are not being represented. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes) 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 again about that playfulness. Being Turkey’s voice or representative is not playful, it’s not childlike; it makes me self-conscious, kills the child in me. (Orhan Pamuk Quotes)

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