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 More Quotes by Orhan Pamuk More Quotes From Orhan Pamuk ...the endless repetition of an ordinary miracle. Orhan Pamuk endless miracle ordinary 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 turkeys powerful rights If the Americans would only take all the money they have spent on this war (Iraq), and spend it like Soros has done on civil societies in these countries, then in 10 years they would have wonderful results. Orhan Pamuk iraq war country To read a novel is to wonder constantly, even at moments when we lose ourselves most deeply in the book: How much of this is fantasy, and how much is real? Orhan Pamuk fantasy real book To savour Istanbul's back streets, to appreciate the vines and trees that endow its ruins with accidental grace, you must, first and foremost, be a stranger to them. Orhan Pamuk istanbul appreciate tree Yet does illustrating in a new way signify a new way of seeing? Orhan Pamuk illustrating doe way Where there is true art and genuine virtuosity the artist can paint an incomparable masterpiece without leaving even a trace of his identity. Orhan Pamuk leaving identity art The silence of snow, thought the man sitting just behind the bus driver. Orhan Pamuk silence snow men I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries. Orhan Pamuk turkeys europe country [N]othing is as surprising as life. Except for writing. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the only consolation. Orhan Pamuk consolation surprising writing And before long , the msuic , the views rushing past the window , my fathers voice and the narrow cobblestone streets all merged into one , and it seemed to me that while we would never find answers to these fundamental questions , it was good for us to ask them anyway . pg. 284 Orhan Pamuk views father past 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 transports. Let them have their radios and their color TV, hey, we have ours, don't we? But we have something they don't have. Heart. We have heart. Look, look how the light of life seeps into my very heart Orhan Pamuk color new-york heart Let me first state forthright that contrary to what we've often read in books and heard from preachers, when you are a woman, you don't feel like the Devil. Orhan Pamuk devil book firsts The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life Orhan Pamuk expectations together Now everyone is prouder and poorer Orhan Pamuk As always after drinking too much, I felt like my own ghost trying to take it's first solo walk outside the body. Orhan Pamuk body drinking trying Most of the time it's not the Europeans who belittle us. What happens when we look at them is that we belittle ourselves. When we undertake the pilgrimage, it's not just to escape the tyranny at home but also to reach to the depths of our souls. The day arrives when the guilty must return to save those who could not find the courage to leave. Orhan Pamuk soul identity home Painting taught literature to describe. Orhan Pamuk painting taught literature A writer in someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him, and the world that makes him who he is. Orhan Pamuk writing trying years The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of all their enmities, people have so very much in common; measured against eternity and the greatness of creation, the world in which they lived was narrow. That's why snow drew people together. It was as if snow cast a veil over hatreds, greed, and wrath and made everyone feel close to one another. -- Snow pg 119 Orhan Pamuk short-life greatness beautiful
