Often I think boys don’t become men. Boys just get papier-mâchéd inside a man’s mask. Sometimes you can tell the boy is still in there.

All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; then they become historical inevitabilities.

Assured her I've never loved anyone except myself and have no intention of starting now.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.

A novelist needs to know his own strong points and weak points.

Writing is such a damn lonely sickness.

By each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.