Famous Orhan Pamuk Quotes

  • Einstein…even failed physics once, but he’d never thought of giving up school to make a living. – Orhan Pamuk

    Einstein…even failed physics once, but he’d never thought of giving up school to make a living.– Orhan Pamuk

  • Despite the loss they were suffering, they’d both relaxed – as people do when they realize they’ve run out of chances for happiness – Orhan Pamuk

    Despite the loss they were suffering, they’d both relaxed – as people do when they realize they’ve run out of chances for happiness– Orhan Pamuk

  • What is the meaning of it all, of this…of this world?’Mystery’, I heard in my thoughts, or perhaps, ‘mercy’, but I wasn’t certain of either. – Orhan Pamuk

    What is the meaning of it all, of this…of this world?’Mystery’, I heard in my thoughts, or perhaps, ‘mercy’, but I wasn’t certain of either.– Orhan Pamuk

  • The only antidote to the loneliness of the streets was the streets themselves. – Orhan Pamuk

    The only antidote to the loneliness of the streets was the streets themselves.– Orhan Pamuk

  • I need the pain of loneliness to make my imagination work. – Orhan Pamuk

    I need the pain of loneliness to make my imagination work.– Orhan Pamuk

  • Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere – Orhan Pamuk

    Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere– Orhan Pamuk

  • Remembering the past always comes with an image or a view attached. – Orhan Pamuk

    Remembering the past always comes with an image or a view attached.– Orhan Pamuk

  • We read novels because we want to see the world through other experiences, other beings, other eyes, other cultures. – Orhan Pamuk

    We read novels because we want to see the world through other experiences, other beings, other eyes, other cultures.– Orhan Pamuk

  • Where there is a true art and genuine virtuosity the artist can paint an incomparable masterpiece without leaving even a trace of his identity. – Orhan Pamuk

    Where there is a true art and genuine virtuosity the artist can paint an incomparable masterpiece without leaving even a trace of his identity.– Orhan Pamuk

  • Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow. – Orhan Pamuk

    Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow. – Orhan Pamuk