How can a young person learn whether he chose the correct way? He thinks he has a special idea, and then he discovers that he is completely inappropriate for it.

The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.

The writer ... an athlete required to break the four-minute mile every morning.

Misery is the only thing in the world that has no end or edge.

Art is amoral; so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books; there are only poorly conceived and poorly executed ones.

We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.

After all, the world is still great.