Islam is a dangerous religion.

Rumor had it that he was homosexual; in reality, in recent years, he was simply a garden-variety alcoholic.

When you read the Koran, you give up. At least the Bible is very beautiful because Jews have an extraordinary literary talent.

If life is an illusion it's a pretty painful one.

The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.

I've lived so little that I tend to imagine I'm not going to die; it seems improbable that human existence can be reduced to so little; one imagines, in spite of oneself, that sooner or later something is bound to happen. A big mistake. A life can just as well be both empty and short. The days slip by indifferently, leaving neither trace nor memory; and then all of a sudden they stop.

I want to be loved despite my faults. It isn't exactly true that I'm a provocateur. A real provocateur is someone who says things he doesn't think, just to shock. I try to say what I think.