Usually I avoided college students, whom I considered brutal, wrapped up in themselves, particularly in their youth, in which they found material for drama or an excuse for their own boredom. I did not care for young people.

For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz.

Looking for pleasure is the best way to ensure you won't find it.

It would be bad form for me to describe people I don't know and don't understand.

When you make a decision to write according to a set schedule and really stick to it, you find yourself writing very fast. At least I do.

I feel sorry for men. They have more problems than women, because they now have to compete with women.

Life has confirmed for me the thoughts and impressions I had when I was 18, as if it was all intuition.