Every true writer is like a bird; he repeats the same song, the same theme, all his life. For me, this theme as always been revolt.

Every true writer is like a bird; he repeats the same song, the same theme, all his life. For me, this theme as always been revolt.

...my boredom might be described as a malady affecting external objects and consisting of a withering process; an almost instantaneous loss of vitality--just as though one saw a flower change in a few seconds from a bud to decay and dust.

A writer survives in spite of his beliefs.

When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith.

It is what we are forced to do that forms our character, not what we do of our own free will.

Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources - and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on in the future.