...and awakening, at that moment, to the thrilling prospect of complete surrender, not just of ones lips but of ones entire body to a lovers mercy, we recognized that the gap between compassion and surrender is loves darkest, deepest region.
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About Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk was a contemporary Turkish novelist, academic and nobel laureate. Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer. Read more on Wikipedia →
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