I think sometimes writers must attempt to communicate the incommunicable, because, whether they wish it or not, they're the ones to whom it falls.

We have a very foolish notion in Western countries that progress delivers freedom. But progress doesn't necessarily bring moral virtue.

A good book ... leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own soul.

Love is a glimpse of hope. To love is to hope. When we abandon hope, we cease to exist.

Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one’s words and one’s soul.

Love is the scent of a sleeping back, death a slight draft of bad breath.

We live in a material world, not a dramatic one.