I have always had the urge to open forbidden doors: with a curiosity and an obstinacy that verge on masochism.

It's a fantastic thing to take the risk of getting so close to your desire, expressing your obsession so absolutely.

The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.

Why should we stop living because some people try to kill what is left of energy in ourselves?

Life is given to you like a flat piece of land and everything has to be done. I hope that when I'm finished, my piece of land will be a beautiful garden.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was.