In a novel, my feelings and sense of outrage can find a broader means of expression which would be more symbolic and applicable to many European countries.

The salt of any interesting civilization is mixture.

It's very useful when politicians have doubts because there are so many choices to be made in the world.

Rather than regret for what I have written, I feel regret for what I shall never be able to read.

But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions.

I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history.

My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself.