Eye contact was a delicate matter. A quarter second of a shared glance was a violation of agreements that made the city operational.

Let's enjoy the aimless days while we still can.

Why is it so hard to be serious, so easy to be too serious?

Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in jail.

I am ashamed every day, and more ashamed the next.

Because friends have to be brutally honest with each other. I'd feel terrible if I didn't tell you what I was thinking, especially at a time like this

Longing on a large scale makes history.