I knew there were, in myself, the souls of millions of people who lived centuries ago; not just people but animals, plants, the elements, things, even, matter. All of these exist in me.

When you are there, you are. With words, you aren't.

I actually get venereal disease more often than most people catch colds.

It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves. If the book can resist the ocean, then it exists. Otherwise, throw it away.

I didn't want to be alone, but I had to learn that the dimensions of my feelings are too violent. I had to learn this.

I could be with a woman in a bed, for weeks even, and it would seem to me like three seconds. Or 300 years.

You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible