"The Museum of Innocence" Quotes
A wealthy man in 1970s Istanbul becomes obsessed with a young shopgirl, leading to a collection of objects and memories in "The Museum of Innocence."
fiction | 536 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I had been happy before, but I had never known the full joy of being with the beloved.
I was so happy I didn’t want to live anymore.
When you feel that you love someone, you must be prepared to receive from him a lot of bad things.
I loved Füsun, but I was also afraid of her, and I think that fear made me love her even more.
You can only see the beauty in things that you love.
Love is a disease, I said.
I don’t want to be happy. I just want to be with you.
It is not true that if you love somebody a lot, you will love her forever.
I’m like a mirror. When I’m with you, I can’t help but reflect you.
It was so nice to be able to talk about love and feelings to someone who was so young and innocent.
