Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter and academic, who has sold more than thirteen million books in sixty-three languages. Born in Istanbul on 7th June 1952 he is Turkey’s most prominent novelists and was recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006 and many other literary awards too.
Pamuk grew up in a wealthy but declining upper-class family, a story he tells thoroughly in his personal memoir Istanbul (US – UK), but he is best known for his novels My Name is Red, Snow, The Museum of Innocence and others.
Known for his award winning writing, Pamuk has tackled controversial themes and is likely to be remembered as one of the greatest writers of his time. Today, we’re featuring our eight favourite quotes from the author.
“I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.”
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.”
“Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.”
“As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them”
“Whatever anybody says, the most important thing in life is to be happy.”
“People only tell lies when there is something they are terribly frightened of losing.”
“Clocks and calendars do not exist to remind us of the Time we’ve forgotten but to regulate our relations with others and indeed all of society, and this is how we use them.”
“Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere”
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