Fascism is more of a natural state than democracy. To assume blithely that we can export democracy into any country we choose can serve paradoxically to encourage more fascism at home and abroad. Democracy is a state of grace that is attained only by those countries who have a host of individuals not only ready to enjoy freedom but to undergo the heavy labor of maintaining it.

Every time a story about me appears in a newspaper, I am injured professionally.

I don't hate women, but I think they should be kept in cages.

What's the use of being a writer if you can't irritate a great many people?

While I'm working on a book, I rarely read anything more than The New York Times. Which may have the long-term effect of flattening my style.

I'm a great believer in the hereafter, in karma, in reincarnation. It does make sense. I believe that God is not just a law-giver, but a creative artist. The greatest of all. And what characterises artists is that they want to redo their work. Maybe it didn't come off perfectly, so they want to see it done again, and improved. Reincarnation is a way for God to improve his earlier works.

God is a creator, not a law giver.