A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.

A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel.

I have always been independent. I like it that way. When someone forces me to do something, I don't do it.

A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression.

The sun, a red wheel, was sinking slowly in the west. Besides being spectacularly beautiful, the early-summer sunset was exceedingly soft and gentle: black mulberry leaves turned as red as roses; pristine white acacia petals shed an enshrouding pale-green aura. Mild evening breezes made both the mulberry leaves and the acacia petals dance and whirl, filling the woods with a soft rustle.

I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up.

The act of giving voice to this spiritual suffering is, in my view, the sacred duty of the writer.