When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day — but by the minute.
I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.
Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.
Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
It is very difficult to hang onto the relics of history.
I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.