When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.

I was a good pupil at primary school: in the second class I was writing with no spelling mistakes, and the third and fourth classes were done in a single year.

doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time

The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.

We say Fine, even though we may be dying, and this is commonly known as taking one's courage in both hands, a phenomenon that has only been observed in the human species.

I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases?

I write to try to understand, and because I have nothing better to do.