There's no point in saving the world if it means losing the moon.

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplacable being.

A lot of my work comes from what in Asia is called the 'mind of wonder.' There is not a lot of 'mind of wonder' writing in contemporary Western literature. I think that's what appeals to the readers who are my fans.

Get yourself in that extreme state of being next to madness. You should always write with an erection. Even if you're a woman.

The only question is how to make love stay.

Just because you're naked doesn't mean you're sexy. Just because you're cynical doesn't mean you're cool.

Things. Cosas. Things attach themselves like leeches to the human soul, then they bleed out the sweetness and the music and the primordial joy of being unencumbered upon the land.