When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance.

One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety.

When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.

People who are strangers to liquor are incapable of talking about literature.

Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life.

Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions.

For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.