Give, give, give - what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

Write what should not be forgotten.

In terrible moments, in moments of revolution, of war or repression, of illness or death, people react with incredible strength.

I don't think of literature as an end in itself. It's just a way of communicating something.

I don't read thrillers, romance or mystery, and I don't read self-help books because I don't believe in shortcuts and loopholes.

Seated by her side in the narrow cabin, pressing cold compresses to her forehead and holding her while she vomited, he felt profoundly happy.

But I don't want more things than I need, either.