When another writer in another house is not free, no writer is free.

If we give what we treasure most to a Being we love with all our hearts, if we can do that without expecting anything in return, then the world becomes a beautiful place.

My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the west.

I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.

Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere

The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.

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