A man speaking sense to himself is no madder than a man speaking nonsense not to himself.

I will take his secret to the grave, telling people I meet on the way.

I would join Sisyphus in Hades and gladly push my boulder up the slope if only, each time it rolled back down, I were given a line of Aeschylus.

When I think of how things could have turned out, I feel as if I've dodged, not just bullets, but 6mm shells.

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from afar - you pretend it's not there.

An artist is the magician put among men to gratify - capriciously - their urge for immortality.

I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop.