In the end all books are written for your friends.

nothing in this world was more difficult than love.

Why were you so old when we met? I answered with the truth: Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel.

My most important problem was destroying the lines of demarcation that separate what seems real from what seems fantastic.

A man should have two wives: one to love and one to sew on his buttons.

A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.

Cease, cows, life is short.