The history of mankind is the history of our misunderstandings with god, for he doesn't understand us, and we don't understand him.

Death ... doesn't take her eyes off us for a minute, so much so that even those who are not yet due to die feel her gaze pursuing them constantly.

Such is our need to shower blame on some distant entity when it is we who lack the courage to face up to what is there before us.

I am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist.

Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying that you understand your responsibility, you have a political conscience and you came to vote, but you don't agree with any of the existing parties and this is the only way you have of saying so.

If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

I'm not pessimistic. It is the world that is terrible. How can we be optimistic in the face of a planet where people live so badly, nature is being destroyed and the dominant empire is money?