There is an important erotic element in A Thousand and One Nights, which is one of the keys to understanding the Orient.

There is an important erotic element in A Thousand and One Nights, which is one of the keys to understanding the Orient.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I am continuing the work of the colonizers.

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.

I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.

I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.