When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote anything more than 250 pages.

There is money to be made in the market place, but under the cherry tree there is rest.

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy.

The more you write, the better you will write! So - keep at it!

I don't travel so much now, I get tired