Nâzım Hikmet
Turkish poet and playwright
| Date of Birth | : | 15 Jan, 1902 |
| Date of Death | : | 03 Jun, 1963 |
| Place of Birth | : | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Profession | : | Turkish Poet And Playwright |
| Nationality | : | Turkish |
Mehmed Nâzım Ran commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements".Described as a "romantic communist" and a "romantic revolutionary",[5][page needed] he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than 50 languages.
Quotes
Total 20 Quotes
The most beautiful sea hasn't been crossed yet. The most beautiful child hasn't grown up yet. The most beautiful days we haven't seen yet. And the most beautiful words I wanted to tell you I haven't said yet.
The strangest of our powers Is the courage to live Knowing that we will die, Knowing nothing more true.
However and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die.
That's how it goes, my friend. The problem is not falling a captive, it's how to avoid surrender.
Separation isnt time or distance its the bridge between us finer than silk thread sharper than swords
We'll dive into the earth together. And if one day a wild flower finds water and springs up from that piece of earth, its stem will have two blooms for sure: one will be you, the other me.
Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation.
Loneliness feels like prison.
My country or the stars Or my youth, what's farthest?
When the light of the star which flows into my eyes as a drop of gold first pierced the darkness in space, there was not a single eye on earth looking at the sky.
