When the whole world reads your books, is there any other happiness for a writer? I am happy that my books are read in 57 languages. But I am focused on Istanbul not because of Istanbul but because of humanity. Everyone is the same in the end. Orhan Pamuk bookendfocus share on social
Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it. Orhan Pamuk lifemomentrespect Change image and share on social
I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city. Orhan Pamuk citydescribepeople Change image and share on social
I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear. Orhan Pamuk breakclotheembarrass Change image and share on social
Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility. Orhan Pamuk fictionirresponsibilitymake Change image and share on social
At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with. Orhan Pamuk familiarformpublish Change image and share on social
At the age of 60, I am less experimental and more mature. I want most of all to convey my understanding of life. Orhan Pamuk ageconveyexperimental Change image and share on social
To appropriate an invention, be it artistic or technical, you have to have at least a part of your spirit embracing it so radically that you somehow change. Orhan Pamuk artisticchangeembrace Change image and share on social
Museums are western inventions where the rich and the powerful or the government and the state tend to exhibit the signs and symbol and images of their culture. Orhan Pamuk cultureexhibitgovernment Change image and share on social
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 accuseassertbeauty share on social
