Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my head into an orchestra pit where different musical instruments sounded out, and I would realize that I could endure this life because of these musicales going on in my head.

My childhood proved to me that there could be no enjoyment of football without community. But it becomes difficult when this community is having problems with its identity. That's when we experience all possible forms of nationalist exaggeration.

My diary has its own kind of magic. It gives me the feeling of having accomplished something. On days when I don't have time for this, I feel tortured.

What was venerated as style was nothing more than an imperfection or flaw that revealed the guilty hand.

It's very gratifying to me to see my works bringing people closer to my country.

Great changes in the direction of peace have often come from people who were no great advocates of peace to begin with.

My religion is complicated. Literature is my true religion. After all, I come from a completely non-religious family.