There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.
I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.
I always have a sense of trembling, but so does a compass, after all.
- Growth has its season. There are spring and summer, but there are also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again. As long as the roots are not severed, all is well and all be well.
Life is a state of mind.
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.