Nazım Hikmet (January 15, 1902 - June 3, 1963) was a prominent Turkish poet. His poetry deeply reflected social realities and focused on the fate of the working class, hailed as one of the founders of modern Turkish poetry.
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“At eighteen you don't think about memories, you tell them.”
“The life of man is long, perhaps longer than necessary Or perhaps it is shorter than necessary?”
Source: Poems of Nazim Hikmet
Source: Poems of Nazim Hikmet
“However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die.”
Source: Poems of Nazim Hikmet
“And don't forget, a prisoner's wife must always think good thoughts.”
Source: Poems of Nazim Hikmet
“That's how it goes, my friend. The problem is not falling a captive, it's how to avoid surrender.”