Always in all my books I'm trying to reveal or help to reveal the hidden greatness of the small, of the little, of the unknown - and the pettiness of the big.

We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.

If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn't we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight?

There are some writers who feel they are elected by God. I am not. I am elected by the devil - this is clear.

Because every single one of us has something to say to the others, something that deserves to be celebrated or forgiven by others

The ball laughs, radiant, in the air. He brings her down, puts her to sleep, showers her with compliments, dances with her, and seeing such things never before seen his admirers pity their unborn grandchildren who will never see them.

Reality is a magic lady, sometimes very mysterious. To me she is very passionate. She is real not only when she is awake, walking down the streets, but also at night when she is dreaming or when she is having nightmares. When I am writing, I am always paying tribute to her - to that lady called Reality.