We seem to live in a world where forgetting and oblivion are an industry in themselves and very, very few people are remotely interested or aware of their own recent history, much less their neighbors'. I tend to think we are what we remember, what we know. The less we remember, the less we know about ourselves, the less we are. (Interview with Three Monkeys Online, October 2008)

The greatest multiplex in the universe is inside your mind, and the only ticket you need is a good, well-written novel.

Madmen always think it's the others who are mad.

Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.

Time has taught me not to lose hope, yet not to trust too much in hope either.

Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.

And here I was thinking you were a bit slow, what with so much asking and not knowing anything.