I think of myself as a serious professor who, during the weekend, writes novels.

Terrorism [is] a biological consequence of the multinationals, just as a day of fever is the reasonable price of an effective vaccine . . . The conflict is between great powers, not between demons and heroes. Unhappily, therefore, is the nation that finds the "heroes" underfoot, especially if they still think in religious terms and involve the population in their bloody ascent to an uninhabited paradise.

Beauty has never been absolute and immutable but has taken on different aspects depending on the historical period and the country

The poets did not win; the philosophers surrendered.

Writing doesn't mean necessarily putting words on a sheet of paper. You can write a chapter while walking or eating.

What is life if not the shadow of a fleeting dream?

Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.