With the beginning of life, comes the thirst for truth, whereas the ability to lie is gradually acquired in the process of trying to stay alive.

It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.

Only a lunatic would think that art is superior to nature.

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.