Eros is very close to death. And both things, in a way, balance each other.

The source of my difficulties has always been the same: an inability to accept what to others seems natural, and an irresistible tendency to voice opinions no one wants to hear . . .

I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing.

He was not oppressed by a crowd because in the midst of all the hullabaloo he always found a quiet place for his soul.

You have the health you deserve.

I should say that I'm not conscious of any particular style or any particular literary device when I am writing. I have written 22 books, and they are all very different. I have tried all kinds of genres.

The biggest straitjacket is all the prejudices that we carry around, and all the fears. But what if we just surrender to the fear? There are things greater than fear. The great, wonderful quality of human beings is that we can overcome even absolute terror, and we do.