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Sabotage Sinan is Leila’s oldest friend, their bond formed in childhood when Sinan accompanies his mother, the Lady Pharmacist, to treat a sick Leila. His father died of a heart attack when he was young, and he was raised thereafter by his single mother—a family structure considered taboo in their conservative Muslim community. Though Sinan falls in love with Leila immediately upon meeting her, he is never able to summon the courage to express these feelings aloud, instead watching from the sidelines as she is forced into sex work, falls in love with communist revolutionary D/Ali, and eventually marries. As kids, Leila nicknames Sinan “Sabotage” due to his fascination with the “sabotage broadcasts” that deliver news from resistance groups during wartime. Though exceptionally bright, Sinan is socially awkward and reserved, but his friendship with Leila gives him purpose. When she runs away from home, Sinan follows one year later, moving his whole life to Istanbul to be close to his only true friend. Unlike the others in Leila’s circle, Sinan leads a more conventional life in that he’s not visibly marginalized, he has a steady job, and he’s married with children. He considers his friendships with Leila and the others his “double life,” afraid of the judgment he might face from his wife and employers if they knew who he associates with in his free time. However, Leila’s murder sparks a shift within Sinan, inspiring him to follow Nalan’s example and begin living more authentically. Bravely standing up to the police officers, he is ultimately the person who pushes Leila’s body into the Bosphorus Sea, symbolically liberating her soul.
Sabotage Sinan Quotes in 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
The 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World quotes below are all either spoken by Sabotage Sinan or refer to Sabotage Sinan . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Chapter 3: Three Minutes
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“What’s your name?” he shouted at her over the wind.
She told him. “And what’s yours?”
“Me? Don’t have a name yet.”
“Everyone has a name.”
“Well, true . . . but I don’t like mine. For now you can call me Hiç—‘Nothing’.”
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Part 1, Chapter 9: Seven Minutes
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“Look, I’ll write to you every week,” Leila promised. “We’ll see each other again.”
“Won’t you be safer here?”
Although Leila did not say this aloud, somewhere in her soul echoed the words she had a feeling she had heard before: Just because you think it’s safe here, it doesn’t mean this is the right place for you.
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Part 1, Chapter 18: Remaining Eight Seconds
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Now, as her brain came to a standstill, and all memories dissolved into a wall of fog, thick as sorrow, the very last thing she saw in her mind was the bright pink birthday cake.
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Part 2, Chapter 11: Karma
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“Look, maybe for believers like you the body is trivial . . . temporary. But not for me. And you know what? I’ve fought so hard for my body! For these”—she pointed to her breasts—“for my cheekbones . . .” She stopped. “Sorry if that sounds frivolous. [...] But I need you to see that the body matters too.”
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Part 3, Chapter 2: The Blue Betta Fish
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“Nice to see you, finally,” said the fish. “What took you so long?”
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Smiling at her confusion, the blue betta fish said, “Follow me.”
Now finding her voice, Leila said, with a shyness she could not conceal, “I don’t know how to swim. I never learned.”
“Don’t worry about that. You know everything you need to know.”
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Sabotage Sinan Quotes in 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
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Part 1, Chapter 3: Three Minutes
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“What’s your name?” he shouted at her over the wind.
She told him. “And what’s yours?”
“Me? Don’t have a name yet.”
“Everyone has a name.”
“Well, true . . . but I don’t like mine. For now you can call me Hiç—‘Nothing’.”
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Part 1, Chapter 9: Seven Minutes
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“Look, I’ll write to you every week,” Leila promised. “We’ll see each other again.”
“Won’t you be safer here?”
Although Leila did not say this aloud, somewhere in her soul echoed the words she had a feeling she had heard before: Just because you think it’s safe here, it doesn’t mean this is the right place for you.
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Part 1, Chapter 18: Remaining Eight Seconds
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Now, as her brain came to a standstill, and all memories dissolved into a wall of fog, thick as sorrow, the very last thing she saw in her mind was the bright pink birthday cake.
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Part 2, Chapter 11: Karma
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“Look, maybe for believers like you the body is trivial . . . temporary. But not for me. And you know what? I’ve fought so hard for my body! For these”—she pointed to her breasts—“for my cheekbones . . .” She stopped. “Sorry if that sounds frivolous. [...] But I need you to see that the body matters too.”
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Part 3, Chapter 2: The Blue Betta Fish
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“Nice to see you, finally,” said the fish. “What took you so long?”
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Smiling at her confusion, the blue betta fish said, “Follow me.”
Now finding her voice, Leila said, with a shyness she could not conceal, “I don’t know how to swim. I never learned.”
“Don’t worry about that. You know everything you need to know.”
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