Hüzün Does Not Just Paralyze The Inhabitants

Heroic Dreams Are The Consolation Of The Unhappy. After All, When People Like Us Say We're Being Heroic, It Usually Means We're About To Kill Each Other--or Kill Ourselves.

The Real Choice We Have To Make Is Between Peace And Nationalism.

How Different From The Cosy World Of Rüya's Detective Novels, Where Authors Never Vexed A Hero With More Signs Than He Needed.

If Turkey Become A Member Of The Eu, Of Course Turks Would Lose A Part Of This Identity, Just As Europe Would Lose A Part Of Its Own. It Would Also Be A Different Europe Then. Accepting Turkey Into The Eu Is An Ambitious Political Endeavor Of Historical Proportions. Europe Would Become A Strong, Multi-religious Unit.

Sometimes I Sensed That The Books I Read In Rapid Succession Had Set Up Some Sort Of Murmur Among Themselves, Transforming My Head Into An Orchestra Pit Where Different Musical Instruments Sounded Out, And I Would Realize That I Could Endure This Life Because Of These Musicales Going On In My Head.