My decision to view the world through novels, as it were, which is a typically European way of looking at things, became a heavy burden for me. But I took it on consciously, even though it was torture for me.

Whatever anybody says, the most important thing in life is to be happy.

Sometimes I would see them not as mementos of the blissful hours but as the tangible precious debris of the storm raging in my soul.

Football can teach us that although a team's individual players may be weak, it can still be successful if it uses common sense. Or that we should not attack anyone physically when we suffer a depressing defeat.

I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.

Age had not made him less handsome, as is so often the case; it had simply made him less visible.

Enjoyment of football is part of the social context, and I have lost my faith in this social context.