All great masters, in their work, seek that profound void within color and outside time.

The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life

Censorship should never be allowed. One should be able to say anything. But I refuse to let politics be foisted on me.

Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.

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.

People only tell lies when there is something they are terribly frightened of losing.

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.