The world had already changed before September 11. The world has been going through a process of change over the last 20 or 30 years. A civilization ends, another one begins.

blindness is a private matter between a person and the eyes with which he or she was born.

Chaos is order yet undeciphered.

The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others.

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I'm a writer, but I live in this world, and my writing doesn't exist on a separate level. And if people know who I am and read my books, well, good; that way, if I have something more to say, then everyone benefits.

Earthenware is like people, it needs to be well treated.

A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled.