A writer - and, I believe, generally all persons - must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource.

The tango is a direct expression of something that poets have often tried to state in words: the belief that a fight may be a celebration.

Only in the present do things happen.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

I never reread what I've written. I'm far too afraid to feel ashamed of what I've done.

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

It's a shame that we have to choose between two such second-rate countries as the USSR and the USA.