My Diary Has Its Own Kind Of

...a Nation Could Change Its Way Of Life, Its History, Its Technology, Its Art, Literature, And Culture, But It Would Never Have A Real Chance To Change Its Gestures.

My Decision To View The World Through Novels, As It Were, Which Is A Typically European Way Of Looking At Things, Became A Heavy Burden For Me. But I Took It On Consciously, Even Though It Was Torture For Me.

I Think Perhaps It Is A Generational Thing. I Talk To Younger People And They Say, Where Is This Melancholy City You Talk About My Istanbul Is A Sunny Place.

In His Brilliant New Book Pankaj Mishra Reverses The Long Gaze Of The West Upon The East, Showing Modern History As It Has Been Felt By The Majority Of The World's Population From Turkey To China. These Are The Amazing Stories Of The Grandfathers Of Today's Angry Asians. Excellent!

All Great Masters, In Their Work, Seek That Profound Void Within Color And Outside Time.