All people believe their suffering is greater than others.

Despite all the cynical things writers have said about writing for money, the truth is we write for love. That is why it is so easy to exploit us.

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.

I have a very sensitive nose. I identify with dogs. I understand the world through my nose.

To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary.

All natural disasters are comforting because they reaffirm our impotence, in which, otherwise, we might stop believing. At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness.

If you imagine the world listening, you'll never write a line. That's why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.