Literature should be more revolutionary than revolutions themselves; writers must find the means to continue to be critical of the negative elements in the sociopolitical reality.

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.

I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to be true. I also see myself compelled to revolt against ideals I believe to be false, since recoiling from rebellion would be a form of treason

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.