What should I say about life? That it's long and abhors transparence.
I'm a bad Jew, a bad Russian, a bad everything.
I'm neither Catholic not Protestant. Protestant sounds good but I don't think I am.
I don't have principles. I have nerves.
All the literati keep at least one imaginary friend.
I don't believe in that country any longer. I'm not interested. I'm writing in the language, and I like the language.