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“East and West are coming together. Whether in peace or anarchy - they are coming together. There needn't be a clash between East and West, between Islam and Europe.”

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Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk, born on June 7, 1952, is a renowned Turkish novelist. His works are characterized by their depiction of Turkish society, history, and culture, and have won him a wide audience. Pamuk has received the Nobel Prize in Literature and is considered a leading figure in Turkish literature. more

“I've been an advocate against the view of the writer as a partitioned genius hanging in conceptual space, or up on a mountain, a bringer of Promethean fire, some unique transmission that comes out of nowhere. I prefer the opposite view - that writers come from somewhere. They read things, and they think about them, and they incorporate other people's thoughts.”

People Thinking Space Views Fire Genius Mountain Unique Opposites Transmission

Author:Jonathan Lethem

“Reading and writing are the same thing; it's just one's the more active and the other's the more passive. They flow into each other.”

Writing Reading Flow Active Just One Passive Reading And Writing

Author:Jonathan Lethem

“I don't know why, but there's a certain element of panic in writing lyrics that I'm not sure I enjoy. I don't write lyrics first, ever. I've never done that. So, in a sense, the lyrics are a bit of an afterthought - it's music first.”

Knows Writing Firsts Done Certain Bits Enjoy Elements Not Sure Panic Afterthought

Author:Mike Patton

“Making books has always felt very connected to my bookselling experience, that of wanting to draw people's attention to things that I liked, to shape things that I liked into new shapes.”

People Book Felt Attention Shapes Draws Connected

Author:Jonathan Lethem

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