Real Museums Are Places Where Time Is

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.

‎the Past Is Always An Invented Land.

[n]othing Is As Surprising As Life. Except For Writing. Except For Writing. Yes, Of Course, Except For Writing, The Only Consolation.

Novels Are Political Not Because Writers Carry Party Cards -- Some Do, I Do Not -- But Because Good Fiction Is About Identifying With And Understanding People Who Are Not Necessarily Like Us. By Nature All Good Novels Are Political Because Identifying With The Other Is Political. At The Heart Of The 'art Of The Novel' Lies The Human Capacity To See The World Through Others' Eyes. Compassion Is The Greatest Strength Of The Novelist.

No One Drives Me Into Exile, Not Even The Nationalists.