The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.

Take whatever you can from others, and when there is nothing left, forget about them.

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

I am curious about grownups, not children.

It's not that you aren't likable. On the contrary. You are. It's just that one wonders if you haven't made a career out of being so likable.

All my life I've been hiding.