"Love is a sacred silence."

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Source : Orhan Pamuk (2014). “The New Life”, p.245, Macmillan

Orhan Pamuk

#Love Is Quotes #Silence Quotes #Sacred Quotes

“As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental.”
“People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.”
“How is it possible for oneâ€™s heart to be certain that one is going to meet Allah, that Allah sees and hears all that he does, and knows his secret open affairs, and that he will be made to stand before Allah, answerable for all his deeds - how can one be certain and aware of all of this, and yet persist upon things which displease Allah; persist upon abandoning Allahâ€™s orders, neglecting His rights, and yet claim that he has good expectation of Allah?”
“The saints show us that being a baptized Christian means living as a new creation, rejoicing in a life radically different from the status quo of the world. All the holy people, whose lives fill this book, show readers how to let the grace of God in the sacraments create their lives anew.”
“Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears”
“I believe in having certain releases, certain outlets. One has to indulge. If you don't indulge, you don't live -might as well be dead. I believe in indulging as a user and not as an abuser.”
“The difficulties of conducting espionage against the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union were such that historically the Agency had backed away from the task.”
“Learning of all kinds goes on best, lasts best, and tends to lead itself on more when it grows out of a real focus of interest in the learner.”

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