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.

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

I never could get a proper job.

Stay cool, and wait for opportunity.

Few pleasures are greater than knowing you can close your door, ignore the world and create your own.

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

It's what the reader thinks that counts.