Everyone just keeps on disappearing. Some things vanish, like they were cut away. Others fade slowly into the mist. And all that remains is a desert.

Everything was too sharp and clear, so that I could never tell where to start- the way a map that shows too much can sometimes be useless.

People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues.

Life doesn't require ideals. It requires standards of action.

Writing is fun - at least mostly. I write for four hours every day. After that I go running. As a rule, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). That's easy to manage.

Having an object that symbolizes freedom might make a person happier than actually getting the freedom it represents.

Loving another person is a wonderful thing, and if that love is sincere, no one ends up tossed into a labyrinth. You have to have more faith in yourself.