Orhan Pamuk Quotes

Take a deep breath, listen to your favorite song and realize everything is gonna be okay, nothing is permanent.

When I'm in turmoil, when I can't think, when I'm exhausted and afraid and feeling very, very alone, I go for walks. It's just one of those things I do. I walk and I walk and sooner or later something comes to me, something to make me feel less like jumping off a building.

I don't ever feel the need to escape.

I find that if the day is terrible but I worked out, at the end of the day I can go, 'Well, I had a good workout'. Almost no matter what happens.

Literal cleanliness and orderliness can release us from abstract cognitive and affective distress - just consider how, during moments where life seems to be spiraling out of control, it can be calming to organize your clothes, clean the living room, get the car washed.

Relax! Life is beautiful!

I don't really let the pressure get to me.

I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It's amazing how it cheers one up to shred orange and scrub the floor.

Do your best and then relax.

Depression is when you think there's nothing to be done. Fortunately I always think there's something to be done.

If things get too much for you and you feel the whole world's against you, go stand on your head. If you can think of anything crazier to do, do it.

The best anyone can do is breathe in, breathe out and wait for it to pass.

Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.

There's no sense in making life seem like it's a struggle, because that doesn't make anybody feel better.

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize.

Sometimes that is why you might even stay in the bathroom for even half an hour, making that water running all over, just singing.

Yeah, I try to be really calm.

I want to be relaxed in my personal life. I really don't like to be hassled.

When I do something that's stressful, I have to find a moment of peace, so I tend to meditate and get in the flow. It's a regular practice of mine.

I take a breath when I have to.

My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

I just live one day at a time.

Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind.