Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

A writer doesn't write for his readers, does he? Yet he has to take elementary precautions all the same, to make them comfortable.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.

Cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any Monoprix store - it's built into all poor-quality goods.

He was like a child with haemophilia: every contact drew blood.