"Istanbul’s fate is my fate: I am attached to this city because it has made me who I am."
伊斯坦布尔的命运就是我的命运：我依恋这座城市，因为它造就了今天的我。
"The measure of a good book is determined by how much it disturbs the reader."
一本好书的标准在于它能让读者感到不安的程度。
"Books are like rivers that flow into the sea of our consciousness."
"To be a writer is to acknowledge the secret wounds that we carry inside."
成为一个作家就是要承认我们内心深处的秘密创伤。
"The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion."
这个世界的美与神秘只有通过情感、关注、兴趣和同情才能显现。
"Writing is a matter of patience and stubbornness, not talent."
写作是耐心和固执的问题，而不是天赋。
"Love is a kind of pain. If you don’t feel pain, it’s not love."
爱是一种痛苦。如果你感觉不到痛苦，那就不是爱。
"The city’s poor are like the roots of a tree; unseen, but essential to its life."
城市的穷人就像树的根；看不见，但对它的生命至关重要。
"Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world."
幸福就是把某人抱在怀里，知道你拥有了整个世界。
"I read a book one day and my whole life was changed."
有一天我读了一本书，我的整个人生都改变了。