And either victory, or else a grave.
A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.
Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life.
I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.
Where there's life, death is inevitable. Dying's easy; it's living that's hard. The harder it gets, the stronger the will to live. And the greater the fear of death, the greater the struggle to keep on living.
Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.
When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
A woman is no sooner ours than we are no longer hers.
Our fruitless labours mourn, And only rich in barren fame return.
Turkey wants to be treated by the same standards as other countries. If you compare us to some other newly accepted EU members our performance, especially in terms of the economy, is much better.