In the mornings I used to say goodbye to my wife like someone going to work. I'd leave the house, walk around a few blocks, and come back like a person arriving at the office.

A writer in someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him, and the world that makes him who he is.

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.

In actuality, we don't look for smiles in pictures of bliss, but rather, for the happiness in life itself. Painters know this, but this is preciously what they cannot depict. That's why they substitute the joy of seeing for the joy of life.

Try to discover who I am from my choice of words and colors, as attentive people like yourselves might examine footprints to catch a thief.

The real choice we have to make is between peace and nationalism.

Most of the time it's not the Europeans who belittle us. What happens when we look at them is that we belittle ourselves. When we undertake the pilgrimage, it's not just to escape the tyranny at home but also to reach to the depths of our souls. The day arrives when the guilty must return to save those who could not find the courage to leave.