I write fiction because it's a way of making statements I can disown.
There must have been a moment, at the beginning, were we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it.
Obviously, you would give your life for your children, or give them the last biscuit on the plate. But to me, the trick in life is to take that sense of generosity between kin, make it apply to the extended family and to your neighbour, your village and beyond.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.
On Broadway, only the fire doors separate you from the sidewalk and you're lucky if the sound of a police car doesn't rip the envelope twice a night.