I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.
Writers are not meant for action.
I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.
What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?
I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry.
Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives.