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.
Orhan PamukGreat changes in the direction of peace have often come from people who were no great advocates of peace to begin with.
Orhan PamukIt's a great relief for me that no one will ask me anymore: "Orhan, when will you get the Nobel Prize?"
Orhan PamukWell, 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 PamukTime had not faded my memories (as I had prayed to God it might), nor had it healed my wounds as it is said always to do. I began each day with the hope that the next day would be better, my recollections a little less pointed, but I would awake to the same pain, as if a black lamp were burning eternally inside me, radiating darkness.
Orhan Pamuk