Sandeep Gopalakrishnan > Sandeep's Quotes

“Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow. ”
― Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red

“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“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.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.”
― Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red

“I don't want to be a tree; I want to be its meaning.”
― Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red

“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
― Wole Soyinka

“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.”
― Orhan Pamuk, The New Life

“What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?'

Be yourself,' said Ipek.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

“Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

“Heaven was the place where you kept alive the dreams of your memories.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

“എനിക്കൊരു ദുഖവും ഇല്ലമ്മേ. ഒരുപക്ഷെ അതായിരിക്കാം എന്റെ ദുഖത്തിന്റെ കാരണം”
― M. Mukundan