The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.

I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.

Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one’s spirit, the more vulnerable it is.

It isn’t much use writing slogans on a wall if you plan to total the building.

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.

I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.