I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

Hapiness is as exclusive as a butterfly, and you must never pursue it. If you stay very still, it may come and settle on your hand. But only briefly. Savour those moments, for they will not come in your way very often.

But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer. And looking around, I noticed the other small trees and wild plants and grasses had sprung up under the protection of the trees we had placed there. The trees had multiplied! They were moving. In one small corner of the world, Grandfather's dream was coming true and the trees were moving again.

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

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.

I watched a lot of movies. I was deeply influenced by movies.