We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.

Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.

I was afraid of marriage. I had the impression married life would take up all my time. I saw myself drowning in visits and parties. No freedom.

I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.

Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks.

Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.