"Are you an angel that approaching you should be so terrifying?"
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"The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life"
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"In Europe the rich are refined enough to act as if they're not wealthy. That is how civilized people behave. If you ask me, being cultured and civilized is not about everyone being free and equal; it's about everyone being refined enough to act as if they were. Then no one has to feel guilty."
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"What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?' Be yourself,' said Ipek."
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"Actually, it's the other way round. In a poor country, the only consolation people can have is the one that comes from their beliefs."
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"The writers secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience."
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"All great masters, in their work, seek that profound void within color and outside time."
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"We fall in love more deeply when were unhappy."
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"What was the difference between love and the agony of waiting? Like love, the agony of waiting began in the muscles and somewhere around the upper belly but soon spread out to the chest, the thighs, and the forehead, to invade the entire body with numbing force."
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"Ka knew very well that life was a meaningless string of random incidents"
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"As soon as I observed myself from outside myself, I recognized and understood that I had a long-standing habit of keeping an eye on myself. That's how I managed to pull myself together, over the years, checking myself from the outside."
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"Snow reminds Ka of God! But I’m not sure it would be accurate. What brings me close to God is the silence of snow."
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"The snow reminded me of the beauty and mystery of creation, of the essential joy that is life."
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"Football can teach us that although a team's individual players may be weak, it can still be successful if it uses common sense. Or that we should not attack anyone physically when we suffer a depressing defeat."
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"I am a highly disciplined person. I get up at seven every morning and, still in my pajamas, sit down at my desk where my checkered ring binders and my fountain pen are ready for use. I try to write two pages every day."
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"Writing my own diary is the best form of remembrance, but only for my own use. I need these notes; it's like an impulse."
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"It's a great relief for me that no one will ask me anymore: "Orhan, when will you get the Nobel Prize?""
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"My childhood proved to me that there could be no enjoyment of football without community. But it becomes difficult when this community is having problems with its identity. That's when we experience all possible forms of nationalist exaggeration."
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"In his brilliant new book Pankaj Mishra reverses the long gaze of the West upon the East, showing modern history as it has been felt by the majority of the world's population from Turkey to China. These are the amazing stories of the grandfathers of today's angry Asians. Excellent!"
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"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."
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