"My Name Is Red" Quotes
A masterful historical novel set in 16th century Istanbul, which explores love, art, and the power of storytelling through the eyes of multiple narrators, including a murderer.
fiction | 537 pages | Published in 2011
Quotes
Why do people have such a hard time admitting anything is beautiful?
One should bury one's father, devour the world, and not have any offspring.
We never appreciate the light until we are faced with darkness.
Some people claim to see the future, others to see the past. I, on the other hand, claim to see what is right in front of me.
Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation.
Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth.
A man's refusal should never be taken seriously.
Color is light's reaction to the individuality of colored objects.
Fear blinds us to the beauty of the individual.
Death is a devil who has swallowed everything.
