I think to feel this happy is to be miserable, to feel this much satisfaction is to burn.

Old truths and ancient magic, revolution and invention, all conspire to distract us from the passion that in one way or another defeats us all.

I think to feel this happy is to be miserable, to feel this much satisfaction is to burn.

Advice to a new writer: There are no rules in this profession. Do what is good for you. Read books and watch films that stimulate your writing. In your writing, go where the pain is; go where the pleasure is; go where the excitement is. Believe in your own original approach, voice, characters, story. Ignore critics. Have nerve. Be stubborn.

DO I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY GOOD? Yes, I do believe that, and I trust Buddhists and Hindus and Moslems to seek the good and to want to live in peace.

Memory was a curse, yes, he thought, but it was also the greatest gift. Because if you lost memory you lost everything.

Be kind. Always if you have a choice, be kind.