Orhan Pamuk

"There are two kind of men,' said Ka, in a didatic voice. 'The first kind does not fall in love until he's seen how the girls eats a sandwich, how she combs her hair, what sort of nonsense she cares about, why she's angry at her father, and what sort of stories people tell about her. The second type of man -- and I am in this category -- can fall in love with a woman only if he knows next to nothing about her."

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Source: FaceBook post by Orhan Pamuk from Dec 18, 2011

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Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk

Novelist, Screenwriter

Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist and Nobel laureate known for his intricate explorations of identity and memory in works like 'Snow' and 'The Museum of Innocence.'

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