Even though no one admits it, writers are leaders in their communities.
A mother knows what her child's gone through, even if she didn't see it herself.
Every book that is banned is a badge of honor.
I did not succeed in everything I did. And even where it did seem I was succeeding it was not always the case. The human heart has a million facets.
I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.
Humankind is able to create new conditions, a new reality. We are not fated to swim forever among the realities that are here now. ... Everything that is worthwhile in human civilization has not only originated from but has been inspired by dreams, by imagination.