I became a hero to everyone because I didn't take dialysis and was still alive.
When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it
I don't mind 800 million Chinese drinking a bottle [of Coca-Cola] a day, but I don't want them to bring back the empties.
On the whole I woke up in the morning and was happy to be alive.
You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.
A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about it.