Strangeness in My Mind - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
Strangeness in My Mind - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
"Strangeness in My Mind" is a novel by Orhan Pamuk that explores the life of a street vendor in Istanbul, Mevlut, who sells yogurt and simit. The story is set against the backdrop of Turkey's cultural shifts and the evolving identity of its people. Mevlut's narrative is interwoven with his relationships, his dreams, and the challenges of living in a rapidly changing urban environment. Through his eyes, readers gain insight into the struggles of ordinary people as they navigate love, ambition, and loss in a city that is both enchanting and alienating.
The novel intricately delves into the characters' lives, capturing their aspirations and the societal pressures they face. Mevlut's journey illustrates the tension between tradition and modernity as he grapples with his place in a city full of contradictions. His passion for storytelling and connection with others highlights the human desire for understanding and belonging amidst a chaotic world. Pamuk paints a vivid portrait of Istanbul, making the city itself a character in the narrative.
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The value of money is subjective, depending on age. At the age of one, one multiplies the actual sum by 145,000, making one pound seem like 145,000 pounds to a one-year-old. At seven – Bertie's age – the multiplier is 24, so that five pounds seems like 120 pounds. At the age of twenty four, five pounds is five pounds; at forty five it is divided by 5, so that it seems like one pound and one pound seems like twenty pence. {All figures courtesy of Scottish Government Advice Leaflet: Handling your Money.}
Alexander McCall Smith
Look, if you say that science will eventually prove there is no God, on that I must differ. No matter how small they take it back, to a tadpole, to an atom, there is always something they can't explain, something that created it all at the end of the search.
And no matter how far they try to go the other way – to extend life, play around with the genes, clone this, clone that, live to one hundred and fifty – at some point, life is over. And then what happens? When the life comes to an end?
I shrugged.
You see?
He leaned back. He smiled.
When you come to the end, that's where God begins.
Mitch Albom
You say you should have died instead of me. But during my time on earth, people died instead of me, too. It happens every day. When lightning strikes a minute after you are gone, or an airplane crashes that you might have been on. When your colleague falls ill and you do not. We think such things are random. But there is a balance to it all. One withers, another grows. Birth and death are part of a whole.
Mitch Albom