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“The real question is how much suffering we've caused our womenfolk by turning headscarves into symbols - and using women as pawns in a political game.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

tags: islamism, politics, secularism

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“In a brutal country like ours, where human life is 'cheap', it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas? Only people in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

tags: belief, sacrifice

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“Women kill themselves because they hope to gain something," said Kadife. "Men kill themselves because they've lost hope of gaining anything.”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

tags: suicide

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“In a city where men are killing each other like animals just to make it a happier place, who has the right to stop me from killing myself?”
― Orhan Pamuk , Snow

tags: ethics-and-moral-philosophy

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“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?”
― Orhan Pamuk, Snow

tags: compassion, experience, understanding

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