Every day, a piece of music, a short story, or a poem dies because its existence is no longer justified in our time. And things that were once considered immortal have become mortal again, no one knows them anymore. Even though they deserve to survive.

I have the feeling it will influence my future writing to the extent that without any material worries I could develop a greater ease, even lightheartedness, in my writing

Every day, a piece of music, a short story, or a poem dies because its existence is no longer justified in our time. And things that were once considered immortal have become mortal again, no one knows them anymore. Even though they deserve to survive.

I do not fight against men, but against the system that is sexist.

I think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity.

Vice is basically the love of failure.

It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease.