The machinery of the world is far too complex for the simplicity of men.

Heaven and hell seem out of proportion to me: the actions of men do not deserve so much.

We have a very precise image - an image at times shameless - of what we have lost, but we are ignorant of what may follow or replace it.

Although I'm very lazy when it comes to writing, I'm not that lazy when it comes to thinking. I like to develop the plan of a short story, then cut it as short as possible, try to evolve all the necessary details. I know far more about the characters than what actually comes out of the writing.

When you come right down to it, opinions are the most superficial things about anyone

When I wake up, I wake to something worse. It’s the astonishment of being myself

My books standing there on the shelf do not know that I have written them.