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Olive is another of the master miniaturists trained by Master Osman. He is the only miniaturist whose real name, Velijan, is provided in the book. He comes from a long line of Mongol illustrators and thus exhibits Chinese influence in his work. As such, he is less loyal to the traditional style of miniature painting than Butterfly, but also less enthusiastic about the European style than Stork. Master Osman describes Olive as the most “guilty” and “traitorous” of the miniaturists, but he still refuses to believe that Olive is the murderer, even when evidence suggests that Olive is. Only at the very end of the novel is it revealed definitively that Olive is indeed the murderer. He attempts to flee to India in order to continue practicing miniature painting there, but he is beheaded by Hasan outside the miniaturist workshop when Hasan mistakes him for one of Black’s allies.
Olive Quotes in My Name is Red
The My Name is Red quotes below are all either spoken by Olive or refer to Olive. 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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Chapter 57
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From now on, the European style would be preeminent in Our Sultan's workshop; the styles and books to which we'd devoted our entire lives would slowly be forgotten––yes, in fact, the whole venture would come to an end, and if the Erzurumis didn't throttle us and finish us off, the Sultan's torturers would leave us maimed . . . But as I cried, sobbed and sighed––even though I continued to listen to the sad patter of the rain––a part of my mind sensed that these were not the things I was actually crying about. To what extent were the others aware of this? I felt vaguely guilty for my tears, which were at once genuine and false.
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Olive Quotes in My Name is Red
The My Name is Red quotes below are all either spoken by Olive or refer to Olive. 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:
).
Chapter 57
Quotes
From now on, the European style would be preeminent in Our Sultan's workshop; the styles and books to which we'd devoted our entire lives would slowly be forgotten––yes, in fact, the whole venture would come to an end, and if the Erzurumis didn't throttle us and finish us off, the Sultan's torturers would leave us maimed . . . But as I cried, sobbed and sighed––even though I continued to listen to the sad patter of the rain––a part of my mind sensed that these were not the things I was actually crying about. To what extent were the others aware of this? I felt vaguely guilty for my tears, which were at once genuine and false.
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