What you demand from storytelling is a moral - even political - import. I tend to shun that didactic aspect.

There's something in psychology called the narrative paradigm, which essentially means that we think of our lives as stories in which we are the main characters.

I don't think that everyone should have a philosophical answer to any given question. There are things that need to be done.

My country's main exports are stolen cars and sadness.

I don't believe in inspiration. I write when I can't avoid writing anymore.

I cannot think of a country in which I would be happy with the government and dominant ideology and available propaganda.

The more you lose, the more is to be lost, yet it matters less.