Orhan Pamuk Quotes


It may not happen in the first instant, but within ten minutes of meeting a man, a woman has a clear idea of who he is, or at least who he might be for her, and her heart of hearts has already told her whether or not she's going to fall in love with him.


Citations

Pamuk, Orhan. The Museum of Innocence. Translated by Maureen Freely, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

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Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk
  • Born: June 7, 1952
  • Nationality: Turkish
  • Profession: Novelist, Screenwriter

Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.