People would rather be deceived than have the truth cause them anxiety

Absolutely nothing brings out the killer instinct in the upper crust of New York Society like a charity function.

Still, it's an interesting technique-leaving one person behind in order to find her or him somewhere else. And in someone else.

I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.

Warfare against civilians must never be answered in kind. Terror must never be answered with terror.

I'm a fairly ascetic person. And I do most of my writing at night. You don't get distracted, your brain goes into what you are writing about, into the world you're writing about, rather than into the world you're in.

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.