"Colour is the touch of the eye, music to the deaf, a word out of the darkness....
I’m so fortunate to be red! I’m fiery. I’m strong. I know men take notice of me and that I cannot be resisted.
I do not conceal myself: For me, delicacy manifests itself neither in weakness nor in subtlety, but through determination and will. So, I draw attention to myself. I’m not afraid of other colours, shadows, crowds or even of loneliness. How wonderful it is to cover a surface that awaits me with my own victorious being! Wherever I’m spread, I see eyes shine, passions increase, eyebrows rise and heartbeats quicken. Behold how wonderful it is to live! Behold how wonderful to see. I am everywhere. Life begins with and returns to me. Have faith in what I tell you.”- My Name is Red
“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.”
“I don't want to be a tree; I want to be its meaning.”-My Name is Red
“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.”- Snow
“How much can we ever know about the love and pain in another heart? How much can we hope to understand those who have suffered deeper anguish, greater deprivation, and more crushing disappointments than we ourselves have known?”-Snow
“When you love a city and have explored it frequently on foot, your body, not to mention your soul, gets to know the streets so well after a number of years that in a fit of melancholy, perhaps stirred by a light snow falling ever so sorrowfully, you'll discover your legs carrying you of their own accord toward one of your favourite promontories”- My Name is Red
“Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.”
-Snow
“I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.”-The New Life
“The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse. ”-Istanbul : Memories and the City
“My unhappiness protects me from life.”-Snow
“As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them”-Snow
“After all, a woman who doesn't love cats is never going to be make a man happy.”-The Museum of Innocence
“Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?” - My Name is Red
“In fact no one recognizes the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that, in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant "now," even having lived such a moment before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe in the certainty of a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, and particularly anyone who is still young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: If a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful, more so.” -The Museum of Innocence
“People only tell lies when there is something they are terribly frightened of losing.” -The Museum of Innocence
“For if a lover's face survives emblazoned on your heart, the world is still your home.” - My Name is Red
“The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony.” - My Name is Red
I’m so fortunate to be red! I’m fiery. I’m strong. I know men take notice of me and that I cannot be resisted.
I do not conceal myself: For me, delicacy manifests itself neither in weakness nor in subtlety, but through determination and will. So, I draw attention to myself. I’m not afraid of other colours, shadows, crowds or even of loneliness. How wonderful it is to cover a surface that awaits me with my own victorious being! Wherever I’m spread, I see eyes shine, passions increase, eyebrows rise and heartbeats quicken. Behold how wonderful it is to live! Behold how wonderful to see. I am everywhere. Life begins with and returns to me. Have faith in what I tell you.”- My Name is Red
“I don't want to be a tree; I want to be its meaning.”-My Name is Red
“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.”- Snow
“How much can we ever know about the love and pain in another heart? How much can we hope to understand those who have suffered deeper anguish, greater deprivation, and more crushing disappointments than we ourselves have known?”-Snow
“When you love a city and have explored it frequently on foot, your body, not to mention your soul, gets to know the streets so well after a number of years that in a fit of melancholy, perhaps stirred by a light snow falling ever so sorrowfully, you'll discover your legs carrying you of their own accord toward one of your favourite promontories”- My Name is Red
“I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.”-The New Life
“The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse. ”-Istanbul : Memories and the City
“My unhappiness protects me from life.”-Snow
“As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them”-Snow
“After all, a woman who doesn't love cats is never going to be make a man happy.”-The Museum of Innocence
“Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?” - My Name is Red
“In fact no one recognizes the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that, in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant "now," even having lived such a moment before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe in the certainty of a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, and particularly anyone who is still young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: If a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful, more so.” -The Museum of Innocence
“People only tell lies when there is something they are terribly frightened of losing.” -The Museum of Innocence
“For if a lover's face survives emblazoned on your heart, the world is still your home.” - My Name is Red
“The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony.” - My Name is Red
“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.” - Snow
“There's a lot of pride involved in my refusal to believe in god.”-Snow
“We're not stupid! We're just poor! And we have a right to insist on this distinction”-Snow
“When we lose people we love, we should never disturb their souls,
whether living or dead. Instead. we should find consolation in an
object that reminds you of them, something...I don't know...even an
earring”-The Museum of Innocence
“Try to discover who I am from my choice of words and colors, as
attentive people like yourselves might examine footprints to catch a
thief.”- My Name is Red
“Any intelligent person knows that life is a beautiful thing and that
the purpose of life is to be happy," said my father as he watched the
three beauties. "But it seems only idiots are ever happy. How can we
explain this?”
-The Museum of Innocence
"Every person has a star, every star has a friend, and for every person
carrying a star there is someone else who reflects it, and everyone
carries this reflection like a secret confidante in the heart.” ― Snow
"Moments that we call now maybe could sometimes give us happiness, and sufficient for a century."-The Museum of Innocence
“What is love?”
“I don’t know.”
“Love is the name given to the bond Kemal feels with Füsun whenever they travel along highways or sidewalks; visit houses, gardens, or rooms; or whenever he watches her sitting in tea gardens and restaurants, and at dinner tables.”
“Hmmm … that’s a lovely answer,~ But isn’t love what you feel when you can’t see me?”
“Under those circumstances, it becomes a terrible obsession, an illness.”-The Museum of Innocence
“I don’t know.”
“Love is the name given to the bond Kemal feels with Füsun whenever they travel along highways or sidewalks; visit houses, gardens, or rooms; or whenever he watches her sitting in tea gardens and restaurants, and at dinner tables.”
“Hmmm … that’s a lovely answer,~ But isn’t love what you feel when you can’t see me?”
“Under those circumstances, it becomes a terrible obsession, an illness.”-The Museum of Innocence
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