Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

"From a very young age, I suspected there was more to my world than I could see: somewhere in the streets of Istanbul, in a house resembling ours, there lived another Orhan so much like me he could pass for my twin, even my double."

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"The writer's secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience."

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"Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it."

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"Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wilde's books in a bookshop makes me smile."

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