... the habit of literature [is] the best defense against believing the half-truths of ideologues and the lies of demagogues.

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.

To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.

I am living in a nightmare, from which from time to time I wake in sleep.

There are dance artists, painting artists and writing artists. Authors are writing artists. You can practice art in whatever medium you choose, and words are mine.

Compare the torrent and the glacier. Both get where they are going.

We read books to find out who we are.