Please remember: things are not what they seem.

There's a special feeling you get on a veranda that you just can't get anywhere else.

All you have to do is wait,” I explained. “Sit tight and wait for the right moment. Not try to change anything by force, just watch the drift of things. Make an effort to cast a fair eye on everything. If you do that, you just naturally know what to do. But everyone’s always too busy. They’re too talented, their schedules are too full. They’re too interested in themselves to think about what’s fair.

People leave strange little memories of themselves behind when they die.

It is my huge pleasure that my novels are translated into languages that are read among small numbers of people.

How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person, to sit at your desk and pick up a pen, to put your thoughts into words like this is truly marvelous.

Judging the mistakes of strangers is an easy thing to do - and it feels pretty good.