There is only one good definition of God: the freedom that allows other freedoms to exist.

There is only one good definition of God: the freedom that allows other freedoms to exist.

You must make, always. You must act, if you believe something. Talking about acting is like boasting about pictures you're going to paint. The most terrible bad form.

I do not plan my fiction any more than I normally plan woodland walks; I follow the path that seems most promising at any given point, not some itinerary decided before entry.

Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society.

The craving to risk death is our last great perversion. We come from night, we go into night. Why live in night?

I must fight with my weapons. Not his. Not selfishness and brutality and shame and resentment.