I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks.

The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come home.

When people looked at him they had the feeling of being shut out. He did not shut them out. He shut himself in.

Poetry is easier to learn than prose. Once you have learned it you can use it as a light and a laser. It shows up your true situation and it helps you cut through it.

Everyone thinks their own situation most tragic. I am no exception.

I will do whatever I have to do to reach people with the things I believe are important. Life is too short not to do everything you can.

In a world where meaning is often absent or imposed, reading offers a dialogue with ourselves, with society, with history, and with the dead.