Orhan Pamuk - Consolation Quotes

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When two people love each other as we do, no one can come between them, no one," I said, amazed at the words I was uttering without preparation. "Lovers like us, because they know that nothing can destroy their love, even on the worst days, even when they are heedlessly hurting each other in the cruelest, most deceitful ways, still carry in their hearts a consolation that never abandons them."

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Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow.

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Nothing is as surprising as life. Except for writing. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the only consolation.

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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.

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Actually, it's the other way round. In a poor country, the only consolation people can have is the one that comes from their beliefs.

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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.

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