Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.

It's true, some senior Hungarian writers are not known for their laughter. There is a strong Germanic influence - an attitude that if it's enjoyable it can't possibly be literature.

Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.

A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.

I always consider every place worth exploring once- just in case there's a thirty foot flaming sign divulging the secret of life, that no one has told me about.

Even those with unspendable fortunes only have one mind, one mouth, two ears, two eyes and one pleasure station. There's only so much fun you can take.

New York City has fantastic restaurants and, unlike London, a lot of the best restaurants are relatively cheap.