It’s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that we’re of any real use.

The evil always comes from details.

For me Oliver Twist is a political novel. It is a furious critique of the treatment of orphans and poor children who were forced to spend their early lives in ghastly institutions.

Children get acquainted with each other in a special way, they do not make contracts as adults, they believe each other or not. Childish friendships often end in violence. You may become an enemy all of a sudden as well as notice that you are someone's best friend.

It’s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that we’re of any real use.

We don't have time to argue. Nobody has time.

I know paradise has many gates, just as hell does. One has to learn to distinguish between them, or one is lost.